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Warn HN: DuckDuckGo is doing AI summaries for search results now?

Mar 26, 2024 - news.ycombinator.com
The author noticed that while searching for "steam deck gamescope" on DuckDuckGo, the first search result appeared to be auto-summarized. The summary changed with each page refresh, despite the search query remaining the same. The author found that none of the summaries appeared in the content or source code of the linked page.

There was no indication or warning that this auto-summarization was occurring, nor was there an apparent way to disable it. Interestingly, this phenomenon only seemed to occur with the first search result. The summaries for all other results matched the content on their respective pages.

Key takeaways:

  • The user noticed that the first search result for "steam deck gamescope" on DuckDuckGo appeared to be autosummarized.
  • Refreshing the page generated new summaries each time for the same query.
  • The quotes in the summaries did not appear in the actual page content or source code.
  • This phenomenon only seemed to occur for the first search result, while the other results' summaries matched their respective pages.
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