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The Mïghty Kräcken

Now, because of Google's no-opt-out policy on AI searches, every search uses ten times more power than they used to. Want to find out what movie Danny DeVito did with Arnold Schwarzenegger? Now, you have to weigh your curiosity against the health of the planet.
Don't Google that! It was Twins! Jeez, didn't you read the start of this post?

A post by rax 'leads with her crotch' king @RaxKingIsDead The post says, "hahahahaha this sucks man Each time you search for something like "how many rocks should I eat" and Google's AI "snapshot" tells you "at least one small rock per day," you're consuming approximately three watt-hours of electricity, according to Alex de Vries, the founder of Digiconomist, a research company exploring the unintended consequences of digital trends. That's ten times the power consumption of a traditional Google search, and roughly equivalent to the amount of power used when talking for an hour on a home phone. (Remember those?) Kevin Donovan @kevindonovan. The Hidden Environmental Impact of Al by @LoisParshley"
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Crocodile Slattern

@Klaxun i about to Google alternatives to Google, now I'm stuck!

Farhad ☮️🆓🇵🇸

@tobyleaf @Klaxun

I was using DuckDuckGo until they sold out to Microsoft and using their shitty Bing engine, now I am using Qwant, which is not as good, but at least it is not genocide supporting and corporate sponsored crap like the other 2.

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Olical

@ShadowInTheVoid @faab64 @tobyleaf @Klaxun We've been using kagi at work (which is paid for) and it's been pretty great. It has AI fluff but it's optional and you have to opt in during your query.

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DaCool

@faab64 @tobyleaf @Klaxun Not to burst your bubble but are you aware about a Bing API outtage that happened awhile back? DuckDuckGo and Qwant were both affected. Both source (imo heavily) from the Bing search results.

I use Mojeek or DDG if the results of the former are lacking.

If you want an overview of what search engines are truly indepedent:
seirdy.one/posts/2021/03/10/se

Seirdy’s HomeA look at search engines with their own indexesA cursory review of all the non-metasearch, indexing search engines I have been able to find.
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Farhad ☮️🆓🇵🇸

@DaCool @tobyleaf @Klaxun

Oh thanks. Crap. The internet is really getting harder and harder to use for us with conscious

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Cornelius K.

@faab64 @tobyleaf @Klaxun

Not being an "actually" dick; didnt Qwant go AI?

>Qwant is evolving to bring you many new features directly available in the search engine. By creating a Qwant account and logging in, you can take full advantage of Qwant , thanks to our artificial intelligence and our new “Summary” feature, for a smoother, more enjoyable search experience.

Ref. about.qwant.com/en/

About QwantAbout QwantThe search engine where you are the user, not the product! Qwant artificial intelligence for your searches Fast, reliable results you can trust No storage of your search history, no resale of your data Use Qwant Qwant is evolving! Qwant is evolving to bring you many new features directly available in the search engine. By […]
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elgregor

@faab64 @tobyleaf @Klaxun There's also Brave Search, but I don't use it, so IDK how good it is.

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