Hacker News with Generative AI: Search Engines

VerifAI – open-source generative search with verification (github.com/nikolamilosevic86)
VerifAI is a document-based question-answering systems that aims to address problem of hallucinations in generative large language models and generative search engines.

Generative AI, Open Source, Search Engines, Verification

7 points by nikolamilosevic 19 hours ago | 1 comments

Google stock sinks on report Apple plans to integrate AI search into browser (yahoo.com)
Google (GOOG, GOOGL) stock dropped more than 6% on Wednesday after Apple's senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, revealed that Apple (AAPL) is exploring adding AI search engines such as Perplexity to its default Safari web browser.

Google, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Search Engines, Stock Market

4 points by ArtTimeInvestor 2 days ago | 0 comments

Apple's Eddy Cue says AI will replace search engines (cnbc.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Search Engines, Apple, Technology

7 points by faizshah 2 days ago | 3 comments

Google’s dominance on search is declining – for the first time ever (tuta.com)
For over a decade, Google has dominated the online search market. With a global market share over 90%, Google had the power how billions of people search the web and access information. But now, for the first time since 2015, more than 1 out of 10 people use alternative search engines. Is this a first sign of the Google dominance coming to an end?

Search Engines, Google, Competition, Market Share, Trends

12 points by yagizdegirmenci 2 days ago | 1 comments

Towards the Blank Search Bar (fi-le.net)
The trouble began with a bookmark. A genuinely great web page, or a useful little gadget, which I saved to come back later. It would be a happy moment in my next day, I thought, when I come back to it. Surely enough, I did come back the next day, when I typed some letters into the browser trying to... well, what I was trying to type I cannot exactly recall.

Web Development, User Experience, Search Engines

22 points by fi-le 3 days ago | 1 comments

Why Google is losing its iron grip on search, and what I use now instead (zdnet.com)
Google Search's market share is shrinking and it's not just because of AI.

Search Engines, Google, Technology, Competition, Alternatives

10 points by CrankyBear 3 days ago | 2 comments

Launch HN: Exa (YC S21) – The web as a database (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN! We’re Will and Jeff from Exa (https://exa.ai). We recently launched Exa Websets, an embeddings-powered search engine designed to return exactly what you’re asking for. You can get precise results for complex queries like “all startups working on open-source developer tools based in SF, founded 2021-2025”.

Search Engines, Embeddings, Startups, Open Source, Developer Tools

403 points by willbryk 3 days ago | 131 comments

Bridging the gap between keyword and semantic search with SPLADE (2024) (arcturus-labs.com)
In information retrieval, we often find ourselves between two tools: keyword search and semantic search. Each has strengths and limitations. What if we could combine the best of both?

Information Retrieval, Search Engines, Semantic Search, Keyword Search

23 points by softwaredoug 4 days ago | 2 comments

Google can train search AI with web content even with opt-out (bloomberg.com)
Google can train its search-specific AI products, like AI Overviews, on content across the web even when the publishers have chosen to opt out of training Google’s AI products, a vice-president of product at the company testified in court on Friday.

Artificial Intelligence, Google, Search Engines, Privacy, Legal

31 points by gotmedium 6 days ago | 13 comments

I've largely replaced Google with ChatGPT for looking things up (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

ChatGPT, Search Engines, Artificial Intelligence, Productivity

65 points by nomilk 9 days ago | 99 comments

Google Search in Decline (tuta.com)
For over a decade, Google has dominated the online search market. With a global market share over 90%, Google had the power how billions of people search the web and access information. But now, for the first time since 2015, more than 1 out of 10 people use alternative search engines. Is this a first sign of the Google dominance coming to an end?

Google Search, Market Share, Competition, Search Engines

15 points by nichos 10 days ago | 1 comments

Try Switching to Kagi (daringfireball.net)
Aaron Pressman, writing earlier this month in The Boston Globe, “Why I Abandoned Google Search After 27 Years — and What I’m Using Instead”:

Search Engines, Alternatives, Privacy

714 points by Ch00k 10 days ago | 467 comments

Asymmetric Content Moderation in Search Markets: The Case of Adult Websites (ssrn.com)
We study the competitive impact of content moderation by a dominant online platform.

Content Moderation, Search Engines, Market Dynamics, Online Platforms, Economics

86 points by amadeuspagel 15 days ago | 66 comments

Google Search AI invents plausible meanings for any phrase (bsky.app)

Artificial Intelligence, Search Engines

4 points by freediver 16 days ago | 0 comments

Break Google's Search Monopoly Without Breaking the Web (open-web-advocacy.org)
In late 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in conjunction with state attorneys general representing 11 states, brought a landmark antitrust case against Google for unlawfully maintaining a monopoly in the general search engine market.

Antitrust, Google, Search Engines, Competition, Law

4 points by brycewray 16 days ago | 0 comments

ChatGPT head tells court OpenAI is interested in buying Chrome (arstechnica.com)
The remedy phase of Google's antitrust trial is underway, with the government angling to realign Google's business after the company was ruled a search monopolist.

OpenAI, Google, Antitrust, Search Engines, Technology

8 points by its-kostya 17 days ago | 2 comments

I Fell in Love with Kagi (podfeet.com)
I’ve been advocating the follow the money philosophy for over a decade now — your data, and hence you privacy, are valuable, so you need to choose carefully who you entrust them to, and the best way to figure out who is and who isn’t trustworthy is to understand how they pay their bills.

Privacy, Search Engines, Business Models

18 points by speckx 17 days ago | 0 comments

Kagi Assistant is now available to all users (kagi.com)
At Kagi, our mission is simple: to humanise the web. We want to deliver a search experience that prioritises human needs, allowing you to explore the web effectively, privately, and without manipulation. We evaluate new technologies not for their acclaim but for their true potential to support our mission.

Search Engines, Privacy, Technology

491 points by angilr 21 days ago | 282 comments

Live List of SearXNG Instances (searx.space)
This website shows the SearXNG public instances. It is updated every 24 hours, except the response times which are updated every 3 hours.

Search Engines, Open Source, Privacy, Tools

5 points by vednig 22 days ago | 0 comments

Mozilla's CEO weighs in on U.S. vs. Google (mozilla.org)
The CEO of Mozilla, Laura Chambers, provided insights about the U.S. v. Google LLC case on search competition ahead of the trial slated to begin April 21, 2025.

Antitrust, Google, Mozilla, Legal Cases, Search Engines

5 points by TangerineDream 22 days ago | 0 comments

An update on our use of country code top-level domains (google)
When you’re searching on Google, we aim to provide the most useful information, and many times that includes providing locally relevant search results.

Search Engines, Domain Names, Google

9 points by Tomte 24 days ago | 3 comments

Google Search to redirect its country level TLDs to Google.com (searchengineland.com)
Google will begin redirecting its country code top-level domain names (ccTLD) versions of its Google domain to Google.com.

Google, Domain Names, Search Engines, Web Development

34 points by lapcat 24 days ago | 30 comments

Meilisearch – search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search (github.com/meilisearch)
⚡ A lightning-fast search engine that fits effortlessly into your apps, websites, and workflow 🔍

Search Engines, AI, Software, API

151 points by modinfo 25 days ago | 73 comments

Blogroll.org (blogroll.org)
It’s become harder to uncover gems lost inside bloated search engines and silos of algorithmic societies that prefer you stay within (to better monetize you).

Search Engines, Web Browsing, Content Discovery, Social Media

10 points by Curiositry 26 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Has Google Search's index shrunk? (ycombinator.com)
I've noticed that when I'm finally able to force my way past its behind-the-scenes AI query butchering, the number of pages that it's able to return is limited. Much more so than even a few years ago. Is it conceivable that Google has not only curtailed its forward indexing, but also purged some of its historical index (particularly of less popular pages)?

Search Engines, Google, Web Indexing

16 points by h2zizzle 27 days ago | 10 comments

Netflix Tests New OpenAI-powered Search Engine to Recommend Shows, Movies (bloomberg.com)
Netflix Inc. is testing new search technology for subscribers that employs artificial intelligence to help them find TV shows and movies, expanding its use of the technology.

Netflix, Streaming Services, AI, Search Engines, Recommendations

9 points by mfiguiere 28 days ago | 1 comments

Searchception (mojeek.com)
In the early days of the internet, there was a clear distinction between browsers and search engines. You opened a browser like Netscape or Internet Explorer to go to a website. If you didn’t know the address, you visited a search engine to find it. But somewhere along the way, that clarity was engineered out of existence.

Search Engines, Internet History, Web Browsers, Technology

15 points by Sami_Lehtinen 29 days ago | 7 comments

Google AI Search Shift Leaves Website Makers Feeling 'Betrayed' (bloomberg.com)
In the absence of clear answers from Google, creators have struggled to discern how much of their pain is due to AI Overviews or due to other changes in search.

Google, Search Engines, Artificial Intelligence, Web Development, Business

4 points by bentobean 30 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Do you still use search engines? (ycombinator.com)
Today, I noticed that my behavior has shifted over the past few months. Right now, I exclusively use ChatGPT for any kind of search or question.

ChatGPT, Search Engines, AI, User Behavior

350 points by davidkuennen 31 days ago | 581 comments

Google AI Search Shift Leaves Website Makers Feeling 'Betrayed' (bloomberg.com)
In the absence of clear answers from Google, creators have struggled to discern how much of their pain is due to AI Overviews or due to other changes in search.

Google, Search Engines, Artificial Intelligence, Website Development, Business

7 points by wslh 32 days ago | 1 comments