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Google's profound contempt for journalists is on display as it rewrites publications' headlines in search results, sometimes altering the meaning and intent of the original. https://www.theverge.com/tech/896490/google-replace-news-headlines-in-search-canary-coal-mine-experiment

The company calls it an "experiment" -- as if that makes it OK.

Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines

Google is beginning to replace news headlines in its search results with ones that are AI-generated. After AI clickbait nonsense in its Google Discover news feed, it’s starting to mess with headlines in the “10 blue links” too.

The Verge

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pafurijaz

@dangillmor I don’t recall the last time I used Google, but I’m sure it’s been 7–8 years, probably since I discovered DuckDuckGo. At first it was frustrating, much like the switch to Linux, but I don’t miss it. I would simply like to be able to use an Android device without Google, because even the iPhone doesn’t align with my way of life.

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pafurijaz 21h ago

@dangillmor In the past, before Google came along, you had to use multiple search engines to find information. Now DuckDuckGo is excellent, in fact, it’s far better than Google.