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The Internet Is Kind of a Predatory Cesspit Now (www.stephendiehl.com)
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[–] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Their mission has always been about making the web better for humans, though. Their AI stuff is all opt-in and they have a decent philosophy about it: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/why-kagi/ai-philosophy.html

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Their leadership, business model and finances are sketchy, and the AI stuff being opt-in is a byproduct of their marketing. They are an AI company, and their product is an AI. Kagi Search was just a stepping stone to reach their goal.

    This is a nice read on Kagi: https://d-shoot.net/kagi.html

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Interesting. I'll take a closer look and read the article you linked to. I haven't used Kagi much, but I did try the trial and their search results are definitely better than Google.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I used Kagi a bit before reading that article, and it was definitely better than Google (tho, at this point, it's a low bar).

    I have found Qwant to be equally good. But beware, it also has AI stuff. I really wish there was a real no-nonsense search engine without any AI in it, that just worked.

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