There's so much junk, I'd love to have an option to do a current search if I need like actually new info but most searches I do are not on current events so I'd like to have the default be non-slop results where I don't need to set the time to before 2021 manually each time. Anyone have a good tip? I know extensions exist for Google but I prefer avoiding that search engine

  • Adding '&udm=14' to the end of the Google URL will set 'Web' as the default search mode. You would need to update the search engine url to stop doing it manually every time.

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    That is a useful trick to be aware of but OP doesn't want to use Google:

    I know extensions exist for Google but I prefer avoiding that search engine

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    Yeah I know but OP not said which engine. The one I know about is Google because I tried it once but went back to default. AI results are becoming more useful at times.

    Extensions only other sensible option because adding custom urls is tricky but not difficult. Often the change does not sync across devices.

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    > Extensions only other sensible option because

    It's not the only other option.

    1. Duckduckgo gives you control over whether or not to use AI features. You can disable all of it or just what you don't like from the settings page.
    2. IIRC Kagi (paid) offers this as well.

    *Brave also has a toggle in the search settings to disable "answer with AI" but its not clear whether that disables all AI features or just one particular feature.

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  • I use an extension that disables the AI results on my desktop. I'm not at home right now but I can update this comment later today and let you know 

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  • Duckduckgo makes this pretty easy in 1 of 2 ways, either:

    1. The AI settings tab makes it easy to disable all AI features, and also gives you granular control if you'd prefer to disable some but not others.
    2. The also have a dedicated "no AI" URL for those who don't want any AI features, but don't want to store settings via a browser cookie.

    Brave Search may have some comparable options, but I haven't looked into it.

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    I bet DDG has a !bang that will let me search that non-AI option directly

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    Good thinking, I hope so, if not somebody should submit one [edit: I just submitted one, if it gets approved the bang will be !noai]

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    That's a handy strategy for those using Google, but OP mentioned not wanting to use Google:

    I know extensions exist for Google but I prefer avoiding that search engine

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    oops, missed that

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