Neeva (search engine with a privacy and AI focus) is shutting down

Re:Neeva (search engine with a privacy and AI focus) is shut... by fogzen on Saturday May 20, 2023 @06:14PM (#36016117)

The exact same, maybe using AI on the backend to improve results, maybe for language translation. But AI is useless in search for the most part. People are looking for a specific thing quickly with the least typing. People don’t want to have a conversation with a chat bot to personalize their results.

I think AI is overhyped right now. Very few real businesses being built on GPT outside of copywriting and blog spam, and consumer toys (avatars, art, funny filters).

I also think Google knows it’s not as disruptive as people think it is.

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Re:Neeva (search engine with a privacy and AI focus) is shut... by 8n4vidtmkvmk on Sunday May 21, 2023 @02:27AM (#36018505)

Different use cases. For writing code or poetry, being able to follow up is wonderful. Or for exploring a topic you're curious about. Or for summarizing. For other things, maybe less useful. But I think you're underestimating. People Google for Google or type domains into search and click the first link regardless of what it says. If chat gives people what they want with vague queries, they'll use it.

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Re:Neeva (search engine with a privacy and AI focus) is shut... by joanfihu on Sunday May 21, 2023 @12:54PM (#36022732)

That’s the point of AI in search.

It will help you surface information faster.

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