They’ve decided to incorporate ChatGPT.

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    885 months ago

    I mean, this seems like a really stupid gripe. You can completely disable it for your searches: https://i.xno.dev/FUHSj.png

    In addition, it gives you a way to interface with ChatGPT without an account, or using the API, and maintaining privacy… I see this as an absolute win. They stay competitive by including AI for people who can’t live without, while making it completely optional. Offering duck.ai is a smart move, too. I just don’t see the issue here.

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      385 months ago

      Defaults matter. Every time you open a private browsing window, that’s what you’re going to get. Every time you use LibreWolf or Firefox Focus or any other browser that disables/clears cookies by default (which is a good practice), that’s what you’re going to get.

      I don’t want anything I search for going into OpenAI. Ever. I’d feel fine about this if they hosted their own models.

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        315 months ago

        This. I fucking hate that it’s opt out. Every goddamn time I open Firefox and run a search I gotta disable the stupid AI bullshit.

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          5 months ago

          I don’t think it AI’s your search immediately. It just shows you the option to generate an AI response. At least that’s how it’s been working for me. It’s not doing anything unless you hit that button.

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            35 months ago

            It’s been hit and miss for me. It feels like there’s some cached queries that it presents the AI results for without user interaction. But it’s very clearly marked.

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        -85 months ago

        Like, sure. That’s a valid argument. But it’s not the end of the goddamn world because they make you click a button to use a completely free service.

        If you’re that pissed about it, then setup SearX yourself. Not sure why every “technologist” feels like their opinion is the only that matters and gets butthurt about shit like this.