Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines

https://slrpnk.net/post/35578546

Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines - SLRPNK

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so many better Google alternatives out there:

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Ecosia seems to be pushing the aI stuff hard as well, but at least you have to press the obnoxious AI buttons to get it. Still, it refuses to make those buttons optional. Duckduckgo let’s you have clean experience without rubbing AI buttons or AI summaries in your face and so does qwant.
I’m sure the trees appreciate the AI sicofancy. /s

Still, it refuses to make those buttons optional.

Not only that, back before I left Ecosia a few months ago, it kept forgetting that I turned off AI summaries. Every week or so it would turn back on… I’ll try DuckDuckGo’s noai. prefix this time, that hopefully won’t have this issue. (I really like Ecosia’s mission, but come on…)

Duckduckgo should not have any such issues. If you need that prefix you should not even need any cookies. Going there has all those no AI settings on by default. Regarding Ecosia, could it be that you deleted some related cookies accidentialy? Or did they really push in a very sleazy way for AI?

Regarding Ecosia, could it be that you deleted some related cookies accidentialy?

Not sure, I use uBlock Origin, but the site does remember my other settings, so it feels a bit shady.