Great, now nitwits can get their insane BS easier and faster

>DuckAssist uses OpenAI’s natural language technology to generate answers to user's search queries at the top of the search results page, making responses more direct than traditional search results. > >Contrary to other generative AI search assistants that use input from thousands of websites, DuckAssist only sources information from Wikipedia and Britannica, hoping to prevent incorrect information from being used when generating answers. > >This restrained approach also differentiates DuckAssist from the AI-powered summarizer that Brave Search launched last week, which sources content from news portals, making it more susceptible to false or misleading information in some cases. > >... > >As for search query anonymity, which sits at the core of DuckDuckGo’s values, the company assures that DuckAssist is fully integrated into its private search engine; hence, user queries or browsing history aren’t logged. > >Some data has to be transmitted to search content partners like OpenAI and Anthropic, but no personally identifiable information or IP addresses are ever shared with those entities. > >DuckDuckGo says that DuckAssist will gradually roll out to users in the coming weeks and promises that this will be the first of the many AI-assisted features it plans to roll out in the coming months.

It's good that this company is rolling these features out cautiously and gradually, and limiting it initially to Wikipedia and Britannica. Also cautiously optimistic that their commitment to privacy will remain with this new service, but only time will tell.

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Reddit isn't getting simpler, it's getting shittier. It was simple like 6 years ago, now it's bloated with meaningless bullshit, awful redesign and shitty administration combined with shitty moderation.

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You could say it's like a lightning in a bottle type deal when it comes to the sheer usability factor.

Mobile browser has gone to shit as well, breaks more often, slower to load, and in general is more of an eyesore.

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This shit is happening all over Facebook and Instagram, and not just for sexual content. I’ve heard and seen ads with Elon Musk, Obama, Morgan Freeman… all of which were clearly AI generated. For anyone who doesn’t know, it’s incredibly illegal to use someone’s likeness without permission to advertise. “Meta” knows this but continues to approve these ads because of money.

I have the names of several hot shot exceptionally capable attorneys that I can give her. In fact, I think I'll contact her agent and pass them along. Everyone who does shit like this needs to be sued into oblivion and then jailed for 10 years.

...and so it continues.

I can't comprehend how people can use anything other than old reddit

Sure

I like new reddit. :( I find it easier to read

I'm sorry what? Can I get an explanation?

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Yes this is for mobile mode. However it loads seamlessly in low bandwidth situations.

Huh. This looks weird. I should try this on my tablet later. I typically just browse in desktop mode.

i.reddit.com user here 😅

While that is absolutely true, in my opinion it has a lot more to do with reddit being the platform where this information actually exists in a readable form, rather than Google being bad at finding other places. Random forums not organized in to subreddits to focus knowledgeable people in to particular field, where they are more likely to see and respond to any given problem with some form of qualification, not using upvote/downvote system to get an idea how much bullshit a given reply has and thread layering to actually get to all relevant responses to any given comment quickly are always incomparably worse than information found on reddit. There's a good reason we are talking here right now.

/r/unpopularopinion: I like the new Reddit web interface, though it does have a few things to improve.

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Maybe because people arent satisfied with the google results.

Googling "reddit" my car is making x noise can get people a lot farther than straight my car is making x noise.

Imo its the google equivalent of pressing 0 to talk to a real person.

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This was the best read I’ve had this week, thanks!