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DuckDuckGo made sunglasses that do absolutely nothing, and they sold out
www.techspot.com/news/113357-duckduckgo-made-sunglasses-do-absolutely-nothing-they-sold.html
TechSpotDuckDuckGo made sunglasses that do absolutely nothing, and they sold outDuckDuckGo's latest product is a pair of ordinary sunglasses, with no added features such as video recording or generative AI integration. Part marketing campaign and part wearable...
DuckDuckGo should apply this lesson to their search engine!
Replying to @XLE@piefed.social
DuckDuckGo has taken a clear stance on generative AI and other LLM-based tools, having asked users whether they wanted AI results fully integrated into search. An overwhelming majority said no, which is why the company now keeps AI content and interactions confined to a separate page.
This is what I get when I run a DuckDuckGo search in a private window. Sure doesn’t look separate to me.
Replying to @XLE@piefed.social
Click “show never” or “on demand”
Replying to @Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it
which is far from
the company now keeps AI content and interactions confined to a separate page.
Replying to @WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
DuckDuckGoDuckDuckGo No-AI: Private Search Without AIDuckDuckGo private search with all AI features turned off. The classic results you expect. Always private.Replying to @nocturne@slrpnk.net
they are definitely not confining AI functions to that page.
Replying to @WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
Given the url, it would seem to be quite the opposite.
Replying to @nocturne@slrpnk.net
yes that’s what I meant. what was your point?
mine is that despite claiming AI functionality is confined to a separate page, it is enabled by default on their main search site