Google's AI search overhaul at I/O triggered a six-day surge in DuckDuckGo installs. Traffic to its AI-free search page rose 23%. The CEO calls it an exodus.

Many Search users still want an AI-free experience.

Long favoured by privacy advocates, the search engine DuckDuckGo successfully rebrands as the ultimate refuge from chatbot-led web answers.

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