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.

  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
    61·
    2 months ago

    It is, and it’s not just the search engines to blame.

    The content out there is incredibly spammy. It doesn’t pay to create good content. It pays to make a pool of AI gunge based on what people search for and then stick ads on it.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      2 months ago

      Spam sites laden with key words and massive SEO to farm advertising dollars from clicks long predated AI

      It doesnt help that big search engines like google have realized people will go as far as page 2 or 3 to find the results, so intentionally worsen their search results to increase ads being served.