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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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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I agree that AI can be helpful for bouncing ideas off of. It's been a great aid in learning, too. However, when I'm using it to help me learn programming, for example, I can run the code and see whether or not it works.

I'm automatically skeptical of anything they tell me, because I know they could just be making something up. I always have to verify.