Yesterday I paid for a year subscription of Kagi (@kagihq). I had been testing it for a few days and it reminds me of the olden days of Google.
Clean UI that gives me results at the top of the page.
Google has gone overboard with the ads and sponsored results cluttering the interface. Not to mention the AI overview at the top of each search.
Study Finds That AI Search Engines Are Wrong an Astounding Proportion of the Time
https://futurism.com/study-ai-search-wrong
These things are really good at being wrong.
LOL. I did a #Google #Search and that #AI Overview crap at the top, all its sources were from Quora. God help us all.
Quora is informative, but not trustworthy. It's not trustworthy because there is no fact checking the answers and no credential checking on those answering the questions. Answers can also reflect personal opinions and biases, which may not always align with objective facts or widely accepted knowledge.
#AI #search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-search-engines-give-incorrect-answers-at-an-alarming-60-rate-study-says/ yes, they really are getting worse...
Kagi's Android app has Privacy Pass support.
You can add the Privacy Pass shortcut by holding the Kagi Android icon 
Learn more about Privacy Pass authentication for Kagi Search here: https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-privacy-pass
Is AI search a bullshit generator?
Yes.
Confidently incorrect, and rudely ignores robots.txt, too! What more do you want from a search engine?
https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/we-compared-eight-ai-search-engines-theyre-all-bad-at-citing-news.php
We are committed to surfacing content from the Small Web in our search results, which makes Kagi uniquely different to any other search engine out there.
It is not only part of our mission to humanize the web but we genuinely feel that this improves the quality of search results and discoverability of high quality, relevant content (created by humans!)
Looks like Google is overcompensating now for https://grumpy.website/1543. A popup saying Seach to the field that already says Search
Thanks @arsenii_that_b for the picture
What is everyone using for search that is not google? Tried a couple but not found a good alternative so far #search
it's nice to see reporting that doesn't mince words.
"Google’s featured snippet is pulling in an Amazon AI summary of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi manifesto Mein Kampf that calls it “a true work of art” in the latest AI-related fuckup affecting top search results."
https://www.404media.co/google-amazon-ai-search-mein-kampf-reviews/
Having ditched my subscriptions to NYT (long ago), WaPo and the LA Times, I'm glad to be a paid subscriber to the journalism from places like @404mediaco.
Nice shout out to Kagi on @TechCrunch
"For users who prioritize not just a better search experience but also a more privacy-focused search, there’s Kagi, a paid, private search engine with a focus on high-quality results and no ads."
We love our Doggo mascot at Kagi, and we know our community feels the same way!
We’re very excited to showcase community-created versions of our beloved Doggo on the Kagi search page, which went live this week.
Here’s more about the initiative: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/support-and-community/doggos.html
A huge thanks to all the artists who participated! 
