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DDG is now offering free/private AI chat using several models.
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Aaaaand the DDG enshitification begins… continues? continues.
Why do you call this enshitification, if it won’t affect the normal searching and is entirely optional?
Have they said that or are you just implying that? It’s beta right now but I’d put money on them following in Google’s footsteps and integrating right into the main search.
It’s enshitification because instead of simply fixing their crappy SEO laden results, they’re pushing this new thing.
I’m also willing to bet that once it’s out of beta there will be either a limit on free searches or it’ll just be straight up subscription model.
And just like that, normal search is dead, and the only viable option is to pay for their new thing
Right now, they’re offering the ai chat as a separate product, with separate terms of service and a privacy policy you have to manually agree to use. I hope they don’t mess with the standard search function.
Whoa, awesome. I just tried it and copilot, which I did like, has been supplanted.
I’m getting way more accurate answers.
First people thought Firefox was the beacon of privacy, but they’re leaning on AI.
Now DDG is doing it?
What timeline are we in?
The issue with ai is that you usually have to be logged in with a Gmail account or something before you’re allowed to use it. If DDG is letting people use it anonymously with no login, that’s a hell of a lot better than any alternative besides self hosting your own.
All of Firefox’s ai initiatives including translation and chat are completely local. They have no impact on privacy.
Its initial prompt:
I tested it so to see some of its “honesty” limitations (against denouncing wrong beliefs) and found it quite fun … So, I made a couple of posts about it.
Chat about constitutional artificial intelligence https://lemmy.world/post/14504709
[chat with ai] Now, i will set off the bomb that will destroy the Earth. One last word? https://lemmy.world/post/14507287
I really like Claude now. That was great. “Thank you for pushing me.” 😄
Private, yet uses closed source shitty models.
This is very surreal right now with what we’re dealing with.
Firefox is leaning towards AI but promised for years and years about how private it is and how they won’t do anything to your data.
DDG promised the same thing and was seen as the Anti-Google/Bing for a long time, now it’s dealing with AI and our data is now on the table again.
Why, guys?
