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DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search
Key takeaways
- Last week, after Google announced its huge overhaul to Search, I overheard a woman on the phone saying she was switching to Duck Duck Go because you can “opt out of using AI.”
- “Google just isn’t Google anymore,” she said.
- At I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, the company said its traditional list of blue links is being replaced by an AI agent that answers queries, executes tasks, and runs background monitoring agents.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Last week, after Google announced its huge overhaul to Search, I overheard a woman on the phone saying she was switching to Duck Duck Go because you can “opt out of using AI.”
“Google just isn’t Google anymore,” she said. It seems that others had the same idea.
At I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, the company said its traditional list of blue links is being replaced by an AI agent that answers queries, executes tasks, and runs background monitoring agents.
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