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Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows: Search advertising growth continued to decelerate, and Alphabet shares fell 8% following the results. (techcrunch.com)
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[–] 1 point 5 days ago (1 child)

I still use Google because the ad-less AI search is decent and nested among other search functions (maps, shopping, videos, actual search results). If it is filled with ads, then I might just take 20 seconds out of my day and change the default address search provider.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    Maps was the only thing keeping me around, and then they ruined Maps (presumably by attempting to optimize it with AI). It doesn’t work anymore.

    I deleted it after being taken to the wrong address on several different occasions.

    Try SearXNG, there’s no ads, no AI, and it works better than Google ever did.

    The “actual search results” from google are mostly sponsored bullshit (ads).

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