Are you tired of AI?

2 months ago

last modified: 2 months ago

I just learned about DuckDuckGo for doing internet searches. It has almost no AI.

I'm now using it for internet searches instead of Google. There is a tiny square that suggests searches you may want to look at. But it is good old fashioned internet browsing that allows YOU to determine what is most important.

I'm horrified by how my brain just got used to whatever AI put up top and decided was an authoritative site. Even though I look to make sure the site is reliable, it is easy, almost addictive to just click on information put in front of me, even if I know it isn't a site I would normally visit.

Plus, it is getting harder and hard to parse out what info is taken from which site in an AI answer.

This is so critical too for things like medical research. Google AI fuses together two pieces of information that actually are inaccurate when compounded.

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Kendrah
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2 months ago

I found info a while ago that adding -ai to a Google search eliminates the AI results.

So good to know.

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chispa
2 months ago
I have been using DuckDuckGo for quite a while. It also has more privacy settings than google or firefox.
Moore4
2 months ago
I have been using Duck Duck Go for years. I rarely use Google, and am glad to know that so far I have been somewhat shielded from the AI barrage.
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dadoes
2 months ago
"chispa: I have been using DuckDuckGo for quite a while. It also has more privacy settings than google or firefox."

Firefox is a browser, not a search engine. I use DuckDuckGo occasionally ... accessed via Firefox browser by typing in duckduckgo.com.

I found info a while ago that adding -ai to a Google search eliminates the AI results.
Jupidupi
2 months ago
Dadoes, thanks for the tip. My biggest complaint about AI, especially Perplexity and Chat GPT, is that my husband gets lost down rabbit holes and finally comes to bed hours after he had planned. He's always been prone to obsessions, but now he's even more sleep-deprived than ever.

However, this excellent podcast is about a great use for AI -- getting back at phone scammers.

https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-331-this-is-phoebe-judge-from-the-irs-9-5-2025
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JAN MOYER
2 months ago
I'm already detesting it, and it is in INFANCY.
Sigrid
2 months ago
I find the AI mock-ups in the discussions on Houzz to be awful. AI will "fix" proportions or other things. People get a pretty image and think they can actually achieve it. Plants get shrunk or grown to fit the space. Windows get adjusted, asymmetry removed, lighting fixed, etc.
tracefloyd
2 months ago
last modified: 2 months ago
https://futurism.com/ai-browser-hackers-drain-bank-account-public-reddit-post

"You can literally get prompt injected and your bank account drained by doomscrolling on Reddit."

@Jupidupi Perplexity is mentioned in this article and there is a link to ChatGPT as well.

https://futurism.com/hackers-trick-chatgpt-personal-data
kevin9408
2 months ago
Tracefloyd's hacker/scam tactics used with AI is new to me, and just another good reason I made my bank account hack proof.

I use US bank for deposits, pay bills and a credit card with an online account. When the Balance becomes large I withdraw a big chunk in a cashiers check and drive to my credit union to deposit it into different accounts no one including this new AI scam can get to.

I have my Credit union accounts set up with NO internet access, I must be present face to face with a photo ID and give them my secret security password to make ANY transaction. NO internet account can be created and NO phone transactions made.

I like it this and helps me sleep easier knowing a scammer could get is $10,000 to $20,000 from my bank account but not a penny of my life savings from the credit union. I prefer security over convince, and if for some reason the credit union fails to follow my orders on the accounts the credit union is 100% responsible for returning my stolen funds because of their neglect.

I hate AI because of the deception involved and laws need to be make to control how it's used, with every photo or video watermarked as AI generated and the creator. Violation will win the creator to a one year vacation in a maximum security El Salvador prison with a fine large enough to cover the expenses.