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[–] squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

Go to https://ecosia.org/ in a private browser window. It says "AI that answers to the planet". Search something and the AI Overview on top is enabled by default.

I use them with AI disabled, but it should be the default setting.

Edit: I just did a couple test searches and didn't get the AI overview. Don't know what triggers it.

[–] unglueclass23@programming.dev 1 points 18 hours ago

Go to https://ecosia.org/ in a private browser window. It says “AI that answers to the planet”. Search something and the AI Overview on top is enabled by default.

For what it's worth i've been using them for like a year and I clear my cookies often and never got this AI overview thingy you're talking about. I actually have no clue how it even looks like.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

It’s not me downvoting you, by the way. Anyway, AI is the antithesis of eco-friendly so I share the criticism. But given their success to date I defer to their sense for pragmatism and results.