Why internet searches are serving up 'AI slop'

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5. I'll never forget a couple of grinning, giggling boys

Declare, over a quarter of a century ago, "Don't be evil".

That was the early vision of Larry Page and Sergy Brin, the founders of Google. It's a shame they couldn't follow their own advice. It was unlike all the other search engines of the time - clean, crisp interface. Plenty of results. Then it went bad - as so many things on the internet does.

Duck-Duck-Go is a good serarch engine. You can turn off AI, advertising and many of the things that make Google 2025 distasteful. Coupled with Brave browser, the web experience is improved by added privacy and less tracking. This combination may not last forever, but there's usually some idealistic tech company who will take up the slack when these go the way of Google.

It's entirely possible to cut the Google cord and vote with your fingers and your wallet.