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Our AI just got even better (Ecosia switched to Mistral) (blog.ecosia.org)
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Weโ€™re building AI that answers to the planet. And itโ€™s now more European โ€“ which means more independent, and more private.

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[โ€“] squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi 87 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Our AI is 100% optional, like it has always been. Turn off Overviews anytime.

AI overviews should be opt-in, not opt-out.

I like Ecosia's overall mission (focus on eco-friendlyness, building an independent index together with Quant etc.) it's my main search engine now, with all AI features disabled. But I just checked with a private browser and the front page features the slogan "AI that answers to the planet". I don't like this switch to being an AI chatbot first, search engine second.

[โ€“] huppakee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

AI overviews should be opt-in, not opt-out

I have found them useful from time to time, i turned them off because I know where to find the switch button and for environmental reasons it would be way better to force this on everyone - but knowing a lot of people might not find this button, or even look for it, i could also see how some users might be lured (back) to the big tech alternative.

Also for us a box where you type in a search query is different as a box where you start a conversation, but i think this difference will only grow smaller - just like how desktop web pages changed appearance because of mobile-first design. Not saying you have to like it of course, but i can see the business decision here choosing growth over principles. Them getting a bigger market share is, imo, more important than them having a small carbon footprint.