#DuckAssist

Michal Bryxí 🌱MichalBryxi@veganism.social
2024-10-02

Can someone tell the team of copywriters at DDG how does the use of "generate" feel like in this case? Or is it just me?

#DDG #DuckDuckGo #DuckAssist #WordsAreHard #Copywriting

DuckAssist: Generate an answer from relevant content on the web.
JL Johnson :veri_mast:User47@vmst.io
2024-09-22

One thing I am really digging about #DuckDuckGo, is that their AI-powered quick answer widget actually links to sources.

That seems a no-brainer to me and I've struggled to understand why other #AIshit can't be bothered to back up their claims.

This is the path forward, me thinks. No blind trust. It is not deserved. It has not been earned.

#DuckAssist #AI #LLM

DuckAssist BETA

DuckAssist is an optional feature in our search results that can anonymously generate answers to search queries. To do this, it scans the web for relevant content and then uses AI-powered natural language technology to generate a brief answer based on relevant information found. DuckAssist responses always link directly to one or two sources, citing where the answer came from, so you can easily go and get more detailed information. It’s important to remember that responses are auto-generated from cited sources and based on crawling the web.

Phrasing your search as a question and in a complete sentence makes DuckAssist more likely to appear automatically and often yields better answers. To turn it off and hide the Assist button visit DuckAssist Settings.
2024-06-04

Been able to avoid #DuckAssist up until now. Now I can hopefully continue to avoid it after immediately turning it off the second I became aware of it. C’maan, #DuckDuckGo. We know you’re not perfect but you’re supposed to be the less messy version of something that’s already deeply imperfect. Know your lane! (That lane being, “Bing but with less tracking”. Still…)

2024-05-08

You now need to turn off #AI #enshitification in #DuckDuckGo. It's switched on by default 🙄

#DuckAssist

Screenshot showing where to turn off DuckAssist AI features in Duck Duck Go search engine.
Ruggothrikh Learning Game Devruggothrikh@mastodon.gamedev.place
2024-05-02

This is not #DuckAssist but this is a new #Chat feature provided by #DuckDuckGo.

I haven't seen any #NewsOutlets report on it yet.

Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.socialNorobiik@noc.social
2023-03-26

#DuckDuckGo, You.com, and Neeva have all introduced AI tools, such as #DuckAssist, #AIChat, and annotated summaries. My bet is on You.com & Neeva getting the warning, DuckDuckGo doesn't have a chatbot.

#Microsoft reportedly orders #AI #chatbot rivals to stop using #Bing’s search data | #GenerativeAI
theverge.com/2023/3/25/2365633

Chuck Darwincdarwin@c.im
2023-03-12

DuckDuckGo Launches DuckAssist

We’re giving all users of DuckDuckGo’s browsing apps and browser extensions the first public look at DuckAssist, a new beta Instant Answer in our search results.

If you enter a question that can be answered by Wikipedia into our search box, #DuckAssist may appear and use #AI #natural #language technology to anonymously generate a brief, #sourced #summary of what it finds in #Wikipedia — right above our regular private search results.

It’s completely free and private itself, with no sign-up required, and it’s available right now.

This is the first in a series of generative AI-assisted features we hope to roll out in the coming months. We wanted DuckAssist to be the first because we think it can immediately help users find answers to what they are looking for faster. And, if this DuckAssist trial goes well, we will roll it out to all DuckDuckGo search users in the coming weeks.

spreadprivacy.com/duckassist-l

TechHelpKB.com 📚techhelpkb
2023-03-12

Spread , the official blog, recently announced the release of . Its mission? To optimize your and give you precisely what you need with a single query. tchlp.com/3JwMdxN

Sunflower Björnskalle 🌻apodoxus@mastodon.online
2023-03-11

Aha #DuckDuckGo released this #DuckAssist thing now... 🤔

"Amber emits a pine-like smell when rubbed and burns with the odour and appearance of torch-pine wood when ignited."
chris@strafpla.netchris@strafpla.net
2023-03-10

“Hey Ente, öffne das Schleusentor!”
#DuckAssist ist aber echt ein witziger Name.
#DuckDuckGo

2023-03-10

Playing with DuckAssist the new AI assistant form DuckDuckGO.
I like this new possibility.

#SearchEngine #duckduckgo #AI #DuckAssist

A typical DuckAssist answer on DuckduckGo.
2023-03-10

🧠 L'#AI generativa arriva su DuckDuckGo con #DuckAssist.

💡 Per ora usa le informazioni di fonti come Wikipedia, che vengono elaborate da #GPT e #Anthropic.

🧐 L'ibrido tra motore di ricerca e modello di linguaggio sembra convincere. Per ora, il problema delle "allucinazioni" viene gestito limitando le fonti, ma ovviamente serve molto di più.

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#IntelligenzaArtificiale #LLM #SEO

spreadprivacy.com/duckassist-l

2023-03-09

Kudos to the new new #DuckAssist feature. I like that they name the source of the training data (Wikipedia): "..it’s a public resource with a transparent editorial process that cites all the sources used in an article, you can easily trace exactly where its information is coming from."

This clearly points that AI integrations can be more transparent. At least more than the "I have been training with data from the internet" generic answer from #ChatGTP or #Sydney

spreadprivacy.com/duckassist-l

Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.socialNorobiik@noc.social
2023-03-09

"Here's how it works: If a #DuckDuckGo user searches a question that can be answered by Wikipedia, DuckAssist may appear and use AI natural language technology to generate a brief summary of what it finds in Wikipedia, with source links listed below. The summary appears above DuckDuckGo's regular search results in a special box."

#DuckAssist provides an #AI-powered #Wikipedia summary, hoping to avoid hallucinations | #SearchEngines #GenerativeAI

arstechnica.com/information-te

A demonstration screenshot of DuckAssist in action.
Frank Sandtmannfrank@seo.chat
2023-03-08

The #chatbot #AI race is really on. Meta and Snapchat announced their own models recently. And today even #DuckDuckGo is going public with their version called #DuckAssist (mostly based on #Wikipedia). Let the games begin ... 😎

via @MattGSouthern on #SEJ

searchenginejournal.com/duckdu

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