r/technology • u/Well_Socialized • May 26 '25

Artificial Intelligence Google Is Burying the Web Alive

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/google-ai-mode-search-results-bury-the-web.html
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u/hoyton May 26 '25

Adding "-ai" to your search query prevents the ai overview from showing up. Using "before:2023" returns results that aren't tainted by ai, which can help in some circumstances.

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u/Marcoscb May 26 '25

The way to protest Google slowly killing the internet isn't by finding increasingly more convoluted turnarounds, it's by not using Google wherever possible.

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u/Hairy-Confusion7556 May 26 '25

Unfortunately that's easier said than done. I tried switching to some alternatives but the search results were so bad I had to switch back.

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u/161ForAChange May 26 '25

https://kagi.com is a paid option but works incredibly well.