• thegoodyinthehoody@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    As much as I agree with this poll, duck duck go is a very self selecting audience. The number doesn’t actually mean much statistically.

    If the general public knew that “AI” is much closer to predictive text than intelligence they might be more wary of it

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      There was no implication that this was a general poll designed to demonstrate the general public’s attitudes. I’m not sure why you mentioned this.

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        Because that’s how most people implicitly frame headlines like this one: a generalization of the public

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      6 days ago

      I mean you Gotta Hand it to “Ai” - it is very sophisticated, and Ressource intensive predicitive Text.

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      6 days ago

      The poll didn’t even ask a real question. “Yes AI or no AI?” No context.

  • Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    I would like to petition to rename AI to

    Simulated
    Human
    Intelligence
    Technology

  • ReptileVessel@lemmy.zip
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    As a DuckDuckGo user who uses claude and ChatGPT every day, I don’t want AI features in duck duck go because I probably would never use them. So many companies are adding chatbot features and most of them can’t compete with the big names. Why would I use a bunch of worse LLMs and learn a bunch of new interfaces when I can just use the ones I’m already comfortable with

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    I have found a couple times an LLM being good for searches. My example is scooters in the US, because of commute I’d like to find an electric scooter, the kind like a Vespa. But you do a search, you find all sorts about the standing scooters, look for electric motorcycles and they start getting to car level prices or aren’t street legal, it gets to be a mess. Chat GPT turned that search into a relatively quick one that I could find a local place that I’m going to check out when there’s not ice on the ground. But the important part was making it require links. As a tool, it can have its uses.

    So all of that said… Google and other searches doing AI did fuck all and nothing to help on this, and I agree 100% I do not want AI on the search for DDG

  • Electricd@lemmybefree.net
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    7 days ago

    Most objective article (sarcasm)

    In fact it has a whole-ass “AI” chatbot product, Duck.ai, which is bundled in with DuckDuckGo’s privacy VPN for $10 a month

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          I lost my SimpleX profile haha But to be honest I don’t like too much it. IRC, XMPP, DeltaChat are better options for me. They’re more popular and good for privacy also, but of course SimpleX is more focused on privacy :)

          • Electricd@lemmybefree.net
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            Sure, use what you want :)

            And at least they’re not owned by a transphobic moron, but that’s how things are

            I don’t use it much either, but mainly cuz there’s no one to speak to

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              Configure your bouncer and hop on IRC! We can meet on libera.chat I’m on the same boat, I also don’t have anyone to speak too. But on IRC you have a lot of channels available where you can join and talk with the others.

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        Nothing if disclosed and you’re okay with it. Else, opinions and partiality get in the way of truth and facts

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    Even that I would consider wildly unjust. User data would HAVE to be opt IN.

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    I think most people find something like chatgpt and copilot useful in their day to day lives. LLMs are a very helpful and powerful technology. However, most people are against these models collecting every piece of data imaginable from you. People are against the tech, they’re against the people running the tech.

    I don’t think most people would mind if a FOSS LLM, that’s designed with privacy and complete user control over their data, was integrated with an option to completely opt out. I think that’s the only way to get people to trust this tech again and be onboard.

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    I see the shit that people send out, obvious LLM crap, and wonder how poor they must write to consider the LLM output worth something. And then wonder if the people consuming this LLM crap are OK with baseline mediocrity at best. And that’s not even getting into the ethical issues of using it.

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    Every poll is instantly skewed with the user base. I think Ai is amazing, but it’s not worth the hype. Im cautious about its actual uses and its spectacular failures. Im not a Fuck AI person. But im also not an Ai is going to be our God in 2 years person. And I feel like im more the average.

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    I find Google Gemini to be useless and annoying. I do enjoy grok but I don’t think life would end if we walked away from Ai tomorrow.

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    Most people wanting AI probably don’t use DDG though. Else they would use Brave Search I guess

    I haven’t seen the poll though