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Is it just me or do all search engines feel soooo bad these days? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by MTK@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I suspect that this is the direct result of AI generated content just overwhelming any real content.

I tried ddg, google, bing, quant, and none of them really help me find information I want these days.

Perplexity seems to work but I don't like the idea of AI giving me "facts" since they are mostly based on other AI posts

ETA: someone suggested SearXNG and after using it a bit it seems to be much better compared to ddg and the rest.

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[–] Klear@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I tried that for a couple of weeks recently and while not dealing with all the bullshit google ads was refreshing, the actual results were often pretty bad.

[–] recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My bad, I should've replied to your comment first!

Have you tried customizing your search settings in SearXNG? I've found that tweaking the instance's default search settings improves the search experience quite a bit

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I might look into that later. Thanks.