Everyone's cheering users for rejecting AI search by switching to DuckDuckGo. Ask AI is right on the search bar on the homepage, the DDG app Has AI in its official name. There is a no-AI option--on a subdomain most may never find. They didn't reject AI. They rejected Google and no choice. That's a real and meaningful distinction — it's just not the one being celebrated.
https://blog.ppb1701.com/the-escape-that-wasnt
#google #duckduckgo #search #ai #privacy #bigtech #userhostile #googleio #kagi #searxng #blog
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