"AI in search is hard to avoid these days. Google's AI Overviews are everywhere (even in your inbox), and Microsoft has incorporated a Copilot chat option on Bing.com. Results are mixed, and hallucinations are still a problem. Large language models can help you dig deeper into a topic by asking follow-up questions, but on DuckDuckGo, it's clear that web users aren't interested."
""You can also customize the search settings at duckduckgo.com for something in between," says DuckDuckGo Founder Gabriel Weinberg. You can toggle AI-generated images on or off, as well as the Search Assist function, which delivers AI summaries of queries. There's also the option to disable the Duck.ai tool, which will let you chat with various AI models, and a simple toggle on duckduckgo.com for traditional search and duck.ai."
DuckDuckGo recorded 175,354 votes on whether to use AI in search, with over 90% selecting No AI. The service provides separate AI-free and AI-enabled URLs and customizable settings for AI-generated images, Search Assist summaries, and the Duck.ai chat tool. Major search engines have integrated AI features that produce mixed results and can hallucinate. Large language models enable follow-up questioning and deeper exploration, but DuckDuckGo users predominantly prefer traditional, privacy-focused search without AI. Some competing platforms' AI summaries cannot be fully disabled, while DuckDuckGo offers explicit toggles and opt-out options.
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