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 DL :)   ( @dl007@beehaw.org )  to Technology · 3 years ago

👋 Have you stopped using Google much because of ChatGPT ?👀

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👋 Have you stopped using Google much because of ChatGPT ?👀

 DL :)   ( @dl007@beehaw.org )  to Technology · 3 years ago
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  •  shufflerofrocks   ( @shufflerofrocks@beehaw.org ) 
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    No lol

    ChatGPT sucks at proper answers in my experience, I tried using it to generate code or summarise documents for me, but it sucked at both.

    I can google well enough to almost always get what I need, but I can also see areas where google search is pretty shit right now - almost everything non-tech related that I google gives me a shit feed of SEO-keywords-bloated pages that have no actual content.

    Problem is, I don’t think any search engine still comes close to Google. I’ve tried DuckDuckGo, and it’s crap in my experience.

    I’ve had good luck with Yandex, but everything else is meh.

    What are your search engine recommendations?

    •  mortrek   ( @mortrek@lemmy.ml ) 
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      I hate that Google no longer allows literal strings. They keep removing features from their “core” product… You can put something in quotes now, and it will still substitute it with other stuff, including what it thinks are “corrected” or “other” spellings, which are often completely different from what you are actually searching for.

      •  CleoTheWizard   ( @LimitedBrain@beehaw.org ) 
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        Here I was wondering why my results were shite

      •  FutureProject   ( @FutureProject@lemmy.one ) 
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        If I remember correctly, it all began when they wanted Google+ to become a literal name, so the operators had to go. Shame. Could have brought them back when they pulled the plug on Google+.

    •  casey is remote   ( @realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com ) 
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      3 years ago

      @shufflerofrocks @dl007 Have you tried using #Google’s #SGE?

      •  shufflerofrocks   ( @shufflerofrocks@beehaw.org ) 
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        I haven’t, I tried Bard but it was not great either, so didn’t bother with SGE.

        Is it any good?

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          @shufflerofrocks #SGE is far better than #Bard. Although I don’t mind #Bard myself.

          One nice advantage that #SGE has over both #Bard and #ChatGPT is that it largely refers to relevant up-to-date information. So if you want to ask such an engine about current events, #SGE is the best chat system to ask.

          •  shufflerofrocks   ( @shufflerofrocks@beehaw.org ) 
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            Ahh SGE does sound nice, I think I’ll give it a go, then. Thanks for the recommend

            •  casey is remote   ( @realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com ) 
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              @shufflerofrocks You’re welcome!

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        Yeah,I tried pretty basic ,it often not answering question like chatgpt would, simply list the 5 links to questions,some question get answered in summary way…

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          @dl007 Hmm. I found it gave me some fair answers when I use it

    •  any1th3r3 [he/him]   ( @any1th3r3@beehaw.org ) 
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      i’ve been using whoogle for the past month or so and it’s been okay (basically google but a bit more privacy-friendly).
      like you i’ve found other search engines to be subpar at best, although i might give searx a try to mix a few others in.

      •  shufflerofrocks   ( @shufflerofrocks@beehaw.org ) 
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        I’ve tried them a while ago, but you get rate limited quickly if you use a VPN :(

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