I suspect that this is the direct result of AI generated content just overwhelming any real content.

I tried ddg, google, bing, quant, and none of them really help me find information I want these days.

Perplexity seems to work but I don’t like the idea of AI giving me “facts” since they are mostly based on other AI posts

ETA: someone suggested SearXNG and after using it a bit it seems to be much better compared to ddg and the rest.

  • vxx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    1 month ago

    You only tested Google and Bing.

    Qwant and DDG both use the Bing architecture.

    I agree though, search engines have become noticeably worse the last 2 years.

    • moseschrute@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      I’m pretty sure they discovered in the google monopoly case that google realized a couple years ago that a worse search experience would not negatively impact their bottom line. So makes sense