I’ve had a problem lately where DDG just returns AI generated articles on topics instead of any real resources. It’s not their fault, per se, since it’s just a wrapper for Bing, but it’s pretty lousy.
If I know what to expect, then it’s fine, but if I’m genuinely looking for something new, it’s increasingly frustrating
No I think they mean the linked webpages in the results are websites entirely generated by AI that Bing search has indexed. I’ve noticed this, too, especially looking for guides or help with very niche topics. It’s incredibly frustrating that not just the search engines but the web itself is filling up with AI slop.
Oh like that, yeah, then that link won’t help either. I’ve had that happen a few times as well, or maybe only noticed it a few times. It’s very frustrating indeed.
I find it’s primarily an issue when looking for information about products. Listicles have always been a pain, but now entire websites show up just to summarize every category of product without adding meaningful review or input.
Here is another tip: use DuckDuckGo and get useful results and stop feeding the Google Dragon altogether
I’ve had a problem lately where DDG just returns AI generated articles on topics instead of any real resources. It’s not their fault, per se, since it’s just a wrapper for Bing, but it’s pretty lousy.
If I know what to expect, then it’s fine, but if I’m genuinely looking for something new, it’s increasingly frustrating
You can use the no A.I. version of Duck Duck Go instead.
Thanks. I’ll try that out for a while.
No I think they mean the linked webpages in the results are websites entirely generated by AI that Bing search has indexed. I’ve noticed this, too, especially looking for guides or help with very niche topics. It’s incredibly frustrating that not just the search engines but the web itself is filling up with AI slop.
Oh like that, yeah, then that link won’t help either. I’ve had that happen a few times as well, or maybe only noticed it a few times. It’s very frustrating indeed.
I find it’s primarily an issue when looking for information about products. Listicles have always been a pain, but now entire websites show up just to summarize every category of product without adding meaningful review or input.
I’m using Kagi so I can report those sites as AI and have them filtered out for the rest of the community.