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.
"People aren’t just complaining about Google's AI search overhaul, they’re leaving." The post DuckDuckGo Installs Spike as Google Moves to Replace Search With AI appeared first on Futurism.
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