Google’s AI Overview, which is easy to fool into stating nonsense as fact, is stopping people from finding and supporting small businesses and credible sources.
I tried Kagi out and enabled the setting to minimize SEO spammy/AI sloppy search results.
It’s not 100% perfect, but it’s noticeably better than my last few years of DDG usage. When I search for “How to X” or “Best X buyer’s guide”, I actually get real results. And not just equivalent to adding “site:reddit” to my search, I mean real hobbyist or professional forums where people have been discussing this shit for years. It’s really refreshing.
I tried Kagi out and enabled the setting to minimize SEO spammy/AI sloppy search results.
It’s not 100% perfect, but it’s noticeably better than my last few years of DDG usage. When I search for “How to X” or “Best X buyer’s guide”, I actually get real results. And not just equivalent to adding “site:reddit” to my search, I mean real hobbyist or professional forums where people have been discussing this shit for years. It’s really refreshing.