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Google's classic Search button is gone in a new AI-first homepage
searchenginewatch.com/google-tests-ai-focused-homepage-for-signed-out-users/
Search Engine Watch - SEO, AI Search, PPC News & AnalysisGoogle's classic Search button is gone in a new AI-first homepageGoogle tests an AI-focused homepage for signed-out users, adding Create images, Ask about files and Brainstorm alongside the search box.
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
I hit the same thing on git yesterday, used the “Main” search thing not realizing it was their copilot shit. it took ages to think, then spew out a pile of shit with the links to what I actually wanted buried in a wall of text - how the fuck is that better?
Replying to @BlueEther@no.lastname.nz
For you or the shareholders?
Replying to @BlueEther@no.lastname.nz
Copilot sneaking in is really obnoxious, and common.
I just tried this prompt on Gemini and it worked really well:
Give me search results like a 1999 Google search on the content of the modern web for: “your search terms here”
Replying to @BlueEther@no.lastname.nz
Just checking, do you mean GitHub? Git definitely doesn’t have copilot
Replying to @KryptonNerd@slrpnk.net
yes github
It's better for them because it does two things. It keeps you on the page longer (which allows them to steal more data from you or sell you more ads), and it normalizes their LLM.