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[-] DERRALEXANO@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago

Same for searching: “did Elon Musk make a nazi salute?” Only got a response when I replaced “nazi salute” with “offensive gesture”. Ok google

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

fuck me. i don't know why people still use google search; it was shit even before all this. jumped ship years ago.

[-] shittydwarf@piefed.social 171 points 6 days ago

Trump has dementia confirmed

[-] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 5 days ago

Many are saying it's the worst dementia they have seen. The best people in fact.

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago

The most tremendous dementia they have seen. The greatest people have looked at me and said it's the biggest, greatest case they have seen. The biggest of all time.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

This is so succinctly Trump. 😂 Bravo! Really captures the essence in one and a half sentences.

[-] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 106 points 5 days ago

Aaaand this is how we know he has dementia.

[-] NoodlePoint@lemmy.world 26 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Like Duterte and his impairment caused by fentanyl, he is but a puppet for a bunch of murderous cunts who keep him propped up if only to have him sign their policies favoring them for profit.

[-] leastaction@lemmy.ca 86 points 6 days ago

Duckduckgo, on the other hand ...

[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 95 points 6 days ago

Forget the spokesperson, just ask Google AI directly:

AI on Google Search, including the AI Overviews in search, does not provide summaries on topics involving Donald Trump and dementia. This is due to risk aversion, sensitivity to political topics, and recent legal challenges. Instead, these searches return a list of traditional web links.

Reasons for the lack of response

  • Risk of misinformation: AI-generated conclusions about a public figure's health could spread misinformation. The mental acuity of Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, the oldest presidents in U.S. history, is a topic of public discussion.
  • Avoiding political sensitivity: AI models often have restrictions on sensitive or controversial topics to avoid biased responses. Google and other tech companies are cautious about how their AI products respond to election-related or partisan queries.
  • Legal history with Trump: Google's handling of Trump-related content may be influenced by recent legal and political issues. In 2025, Google paid a $24.5 million settlement in a lawsuit related to the suspension of Trump's YouTube account.
  • Inconsistent application of AI summaries: Some users report that searches about other politicians, like Barack Obama or Joe Biden, may return an AI-generated response, though this varies. This inconsistency has led to criticism that the AI applies selective censorship.

Google's statement A Google spokesperson stated that AI Overview and AI Mode do not always show answers to all queries, especially sensitive or complex ones. The company suggests that users rely on traditional search results in such cases.

[-] Dojan@pawb.social 44 points 6 days ago

Okay, but why? LLMs always give a response, they’re trained to give a response regardless of accuracy. This entire wall of text could be completely made up.

[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 37 points 6 days ago

So, essentially the same as a company spokesperson!

[-] Dojan@pawb.social 12 points 6 days ago

Absolutely. It's the same untrustworthy substanceless nonsense.

[-] willington@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

We need to concern ourselves with what the corporations do.

Who gives a shit how they explain themselves?

Once the corps do something egregiously bad, we should not ask for an explanation. We should insist they change how they behave. Period.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

Now ask it about Biden and dementia and see if it does the same thing. 🤔

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 days ago

Instead, these searches return a list of traditional web links.

"Oh...oh okay. So you know what that is. Why are unable to provide traditional web links for ALL my searches? Because, I'm gonna be honest with you Google. I never asked for you to 'summarize' my web results and the fact that you can turn it off at your discretion tells me that you could turn it off for everyone."

[-] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago

You don't have to use Google, you know...

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[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

This is probably payback for letting them off the hook on the monopoly suits. Expect more "payback" as they manipulate the narrative.

[-] Buffalobuffalo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 6 days ago

"what does dementia look like in 47th presidents"

Works good, search gets the wink and nudge.

[-] Venator@lemmy.nz 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

also works if you replace "trump" with "the president of the usa" in your search:

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edit: it seems like it's inserting Biden into the prompt in the background now...

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[-] Dirac@lemmy.today 9 points 6 days ago

Can confirm 😂

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[-] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Kagi,brave, startpage, ddg, are good to go. Trump def has dementia

[-] derpgon@programming.dev 7 points 4 days ago
[-] vpklotar@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

I've been a Kagi user for over a year and I usually hate AI summaries. Though I must say I love how Kagi has implemented them as it gives sources where it found the info so you can dig deeper and see if what it said was actually correct.

[-] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 4 days ago

Their AI is pretty good, both assistant and search summaries. Been using it extensively as it actually provides correct and objective information (at least more often than others). It is also privacy-first, so you don't get those annoying personality shifts as with like GPT.

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[-] DarkAri 2 points 4 days ago

I use mojeek, and startpage sometimes. Ddg is too influenced now, they do the same stuff Google does. Brave is run by people who hate LGBT people so I can't support them in good conscience.

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[-] disconnectikacio@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Google is evil.

[-] paultimate14@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago

Dimensia Donny seems like a nickname that could fit

[-] comador@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago
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[-] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 5 days ago

Can I get unavailable AI overviews for all my searches? Then Google has a chance to be usable again

[-] db2@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago
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[-] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 6 days ago

Make Alzheimer's Great Again

[-] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 14 points 5 days ago

For fucks sake! Who really cares what Google’s shitty AI does? You can still search articles written by actual human beings. Has AI become so fundamental to our daily routine that we’re going to upset ourselves over what info the sleazeballs that created it allow it to produce?

Maybe try reading real information?

[-] FriskyDingo@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 days ago

It's further evidence of their compliance. This is useful news for people who haven't caught on yet.

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Ok, so don’t look for an AI response? Sure, Google censoring results is shit, google NOT censoring results about the same query about Biden is even shittier, but you still get search results about the question.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 6 days ago

So you're saying that we should do more AI searches for "Trump Dementia"

... and use variations of it like ... "Trump old losing his mind", "Trump old senile", "Trump dementia don", "Donny Dementia", "Ding Dong Dementia Donny Trump"

[-] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 6 days ago
[-] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Good thing I stopped using google a long time ago.

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[-] bagsy@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

kagi is the best search engine right now. hands down. google can suck it.

There really has not been a better time than the late 90s to launch a new better search engine and supplant google

[-] tempest@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

Kagi does provide a good experience but it can never replace the free search engines. It relies pretty heavily on Google's search API it just allows you to massage the results with tools Google took away.

[-] Glitchvid@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Kagi uses Bing as its primary search index AFAIK, so no Google search API there.

That said, it does run entirely on Google Cloud Services, which I personally find ironic.

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[-] ghosthacked@lemmy.wtf 2 points 4 days ago

What's a good google alternative?

[-] Guilvareux@feddit.uk 5 points 4 days ago

Duckduckgo Ecosia Startpage Brave search

[-] vpklotar@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

If you don't mind paying a little I have found that Kagi is the best. Sure, the others mentions are free but subpar, even to google. Kagi is simply better but with the downside of a monthly subscription. I love that they are quite transparent with changelogs and stuff when the make changes.

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