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BumRushDaShow

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11. Way back before Google

Reply to EarlG (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:38 PM

Jan 11

I used to use Yahoo's search engine (and occasionally "Ask Jeeves" ), which was eventually drowned in a too-busy page of pop-ups and other stuff. When Google appeared with its clean white page, colorful logo, and a simple search box, it was refreshing.

Now I'm back to having to go to Yahoo again (as well as Bing), which saves me from the hassle of the monetization of Google that its parent (Alphabet) has really gone full bore on, particularly with its recent overt pushing of Meta sources to the top of searches (I guess Zuck paid a pretty penny for that access). Sadly, some of the others like DuckDuckGo are limited out of necessity due to $$$.

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'Dangerous and alarming': Google removes some of its AI summaries after users' health put at risk [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 11 OP

I find Google AI arrogant, inaccurate, argumentative bucolic_frolic Jan 11 #1

I agree completely with your comments at the end of the post RockCreek Jan 11 #2

A I is GIGO creon Jan 11 #3

Some. nt Javaman Jan 11 #4

It's weird how big corps think that slapping the word "AI" on everything means people won't notice their product is shit EarlG Jan 11 #5

I was amused to see the ".ai" internet suffix belonging to Anguilla as "valuable" since AI companies want it muriel_volestrangler Jan 11 #6

I agree that a lot of machine learning can be extremely useful. But I wouldn't include generative AI in highplainsdem Jan 11 #7

It's like when you see a bottled water labeled "Gluten Free!" ToxMarz Jan 11 #9

AND "Caffeine free" BumRushDaShow Jan 11 #12

Way back before Google BumRushDaShow Jan 11 #11

Where AI is perfectly suited is the modern day PT Barnum's ToxMarz Jan 11 #8

Don't get medical information from any internet search. I've seen more batshit crazy shite than minutes I have Raftergirl Jan 11 #10

Unfortunately, with access to doctors now being killed off due to a lack of health insurance thanks to the GOP BumRushDaShow Jan 11 #14

I've been having some back pain so I googled a question about whether a 15 year old hip replacement Vinca Jan 11 #13

The way these fancy search engines work... Pluvious Jan 11 #15

Just for grins, I submitted the reworded question to Gemini... Pluvious Jan 11 #16

Thanks for taking the time to do that. Vinca Jan 11 #17

My pleasure Vinca... Pluvious Jan 11 #18

just say an OLD hip replacement Skittles Jan 11 #19