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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by nonethewiser on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @02:29PM (#48298422)
Seems the main claims against it center around:

1. Labor replacement

2. AI is actually bad in-and-of-itself. Doesn't work, not useulf etc.

3. Energy concerns

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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by pastor_williams on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @03:48PM (#48299578)
I've also seen water usage concerns.
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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by thewebguyd on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @05:43PM (#48301163)
The thing is, I hear those concerns a lot too, from people that are daily heavy users of AI.

I wonder how many still say they have a negative sentiment on AI yet are still paying customers.

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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by Thanemate on Thursday May 28, 2026 @02:44AM (#48305478)
Odd not to see my main concern, which is gathering large amounts of human knowledge in a machine that is ultimately tweaked by the "selected" few not just for profiting off of it, but to also (ultimately) have a big influence on what is appropriate and what isn't.

I have no issues with the technology itself.

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