SEO has made it incredibly hard to find answers without getting spammed by news and blog sites. Places like ask Lemmy help democratize answers through upvotes and downvotes so the quality is higher.

Do you know of any hidden gems for search engines or Q&A sites that contain highly relevant answers without much noise?

  • can@sh.itjust.works
    341·
    2 years ago

    You may not like it, but Bing chat, it will cite its sources so even if it hallucinates something you can fact check

    • TheGoldenGod@lemmy.world
      13·
      2 years ago

      I agree, since the heavy SEO push has come about, Bing chat works the best. SEO has ruined search engines, it’s a little like Taco Bell using sand as a filler.

      • BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.world
        101·
        2 years ago

        As a former taco bell employee, I am compelled to request that you remove any mention of the refried beans secret ingredient

        • TheGoldenGod@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 years ago

          Taco Bell adds Silica, also known as Silicon Dioxide. Silicon Dioxide is the most abundant mineral found in the Earth’s crust. Silica is found most common as sand or quartz.

          Silica is used in the production of glass, fiber optics, porcelain, stoneware, and concrete.

          Silica is also commonly added in the production of foods where it is used to absorb water. In Taco Bell’s case they use Silica to reduce moisture and keep the meat from clumping together.

          Silicon an essential trace element commonly found in the form of Silica helps to guard against Alzheimer’s disease, Osteoporosis, and Dementia.

          Silicon is also needed for proper bone, cartilage, and tissue health. A deficiency of Silicon can lead to weak bones, tendonitis, bone decalcification, and cardiovascular disease.

          Foods rich in Silica/Silicon are Dark Green Leafy Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, Seeds, and Berries.

    • kratoz29@lemmy.world
      64·
      2 years ago

      LMAO.

      Bing only works with Edge AFAIK?

      I have heard it is like malware to get rid of macOS lol, I actually installed it, but never uninstalled it because I formatted my Mac for an unrelated case.

      • Juu_lion@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 years ago

        This is the only reason I still use reddit, hopefully some day there’s a better alternative.

    • WidowsFavoriteSon@lemmy.world
      31·
      2 years ago

      In areas where I have expertise, reddit has shown itself to be incredibly uninformed. The stupidest answer usually receives the not upvotes. I would not trust a single answer from that site.

  • AdminWorker@lemmy.ca
    9·
    2 years ago

    Consumer reports.org

    A search engine both indexes the internet then curates “relevance”.

    • Mostly if I am looking for info, I’ll go to Wikipedia or lemmy.
    • If I am looking for info about a purchase, consumer reports,
    • if I am looking for social media, lemmy.
    • kratoz29@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 years ago

      I don’t think ChatGPT fits there, sometimes it just gives you some good practice or very general answers that won’t be specific for your current setup (being an OS, or ROM or whatever).

  • yourdogsnipples@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 years ago

    Perplexity.ai has largely replaced Google and Bing for me. It searches the Internet (including reddit), asks for clarification if necessary, then summarises it all with sources cited. The free tier currently gives 5x gpt4 copilot searches per rolling 4 hours. Like most ai chat, it’s less of a search engine, and more an ‘answer’ engine.

    As for q and a, reddit, though you’ll have to filter the funny / misleading comments out. Quora is just weird, I don’t like the vibe there.

  • KrisND@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 years ago

    I personally use brave search, it has worked very well in the 6ish months I’ve used it. Not only for privacy but the results are solid and I’ve noticed improvements from feedback in the community. If it has enough data it does have an AI generated summary as well which I’ve found to be very useful for precise questions.