In Yesterday’s IO Keynote Google declared war on the remnants of the Web. (See longer description on their website.) TL;DR: They are pushing Search more into the “here’s your processed answer” direction that “AI Overviews” have established (you know, those AI snippets in current Search that are wrong about 10% of the time). So they […]
  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I use AI to search a topic I somewhat understand but not 100%. It gives answers that look convincing but there are multiple details that I know to be wrong. So what else is wrong? Search is just as bad with mostly AI generated websites filling the results. Is the internet already dead?

    • GreenBeard@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Remember how 20 years ago, everyone was afraid to trust Wikipedia? Trust Wikipedia. Not implicitly, and not without digging into sources and references, but if you just need a surface level answer, Wiki that shit. It’s about 100x more reliable than AI or Google. If it’s current events you’re looking for, Ground News is probably the most responsible aggregator. Look at multiple sources. Everything has spin, but if you sum up all the takes, you can get a better sense of the whole event, what individual reporters aren’t saying, and how various people are framing and embellishing.

    • youmaynotknow@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Pretty much. I’m down to self-hosting all my services, feeding my information with what little RSS driven info is out there and a few podcasts.

      The rest of the time I spend either outside, reading or in Lemmy feeding my hate 🤣