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tante
@tante@tldr.nettime.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

When "AI" search engines look for sources, they go for fringe and not established quality sites. What could possibly go wrong?

(Original title: AI-powered search engines rely on “less popular” sources, researchers find)

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ai-powered-search-engines-rely-on-less-popular-sources-researchers-find/

Ars Technica

AI-powered search engines rely on “less popular” sources, researchers find

Generative search engines often cite sites that wouldn’t appear in Google’s top 100 links.
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Preston MacDougall
@ChemicalEyeGuy@mstdn.science replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@tante According to K-12 teachers, when kids in school want to say someone is spouting nonsense, without calling them a liar, they say “That’s #AI.” The kids are alright. It’s the #UnitedStates #economy that is undergoing #enshittification with #AIslop.

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GhostOnTheHalfShell
@GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@tante

That sounds an awful lot like they’re searching for the kind of information that would make excellent click blade

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