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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by SirFatty on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @01:58PM (#48297963)
"I mean, "AI Mode" is the default result when you Google something"

No, it's not. AI mode is something you have to select (in the search window). There is an AI overview provided with your basic search results.

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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @02:40PM (#48298570)
I agree with their assessment that '"AI mode" is the default' - https://ibb.co/Pz9LqKRb.

That's what I get, in the UK, logged out of Google, from a search in Firefox omnibar using "Google" as provider.

I'm aware that they have other things that can be described as AI modes.

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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by blueg3 on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @03:00PM (#48298874)
That's AI Overview, just like it says at the top of the box.

AI Mode in that screenshot is the tab to the left of All.

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