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Google Search adds “web” filter as it pivots to AI-focused search results

Google Search now has an option to search the "web," which is not the default anymore.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-search-adds-web-filter-as-it-pivots-to-ai-focused-search-results/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

darkoneko ,
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@arstechnica oh screw that

WorMP3 ,
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@arstechnica I swear to baby Jesus… :blobfacepalm:

chris rock wtf GIF

Brahn ,
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@arstechnica

billyjoebowers ,
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@arstechnica

I really don't understand the profitable part of Google giving "AI" results instead of web results. How could that possibly not be more expensive for them?

I do understand the potential for political propaganda though.

vaguelytagged ,
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@arstechnica ...anyway Kagi is great

erikcats ,
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@arstechnica this is not a joke?

LuckyStoat ,
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@arstechnica
Well, that's an interesting turn of events I didn't expect to see. This is certainly one way to get me to stop using the Google bang on duckduckgo.

Gladso ,
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@arstechnica So use Duck duck go already.

jdenen ,
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@arstechnica You had ONE job, Google!

cyastis ,
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@arstechnica I'm really confused. Why? Why are they doing this? What is the advantage of not showing real results? Giving AI results indisputably costs considerably more, so why push AI so hard and make it difficult to, literally, save Google money? I'd appreciate any insight

angusm ,
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@arstechnica There's a marketing opportunity here for any search company like Kagi or DuckDuckGo who want to offer "AI-free" results.

neonharbinger ,
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@arstechnica I've been using DuckDuckGo for a year, and nothing about this news makes me want to go back, lol. DuckDuckGo also now has an OpenAI/Claude "chat" feature as a filter option, which makes me want to drop them, too.

UtilityNerd ,
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@arstechnica
It is bizarre that by feeding me AI results, Google will actually be feeding me fewer AI results than when it just sends me to the rest of the internet, because so many high-SEO pages are AI-generated crap right now.

BootedUp ,
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@arstechnica good to know. I will have to always change it back then.

philip_cardella ,
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@arstechnica 🤣😆😂🤪😶

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