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DuckDuckGo's new DuckAssist may give Bing and ChatGPT a run for their money
12 days ago - By Tech Radar
DuckDuckGo is the latest search engine getting on the generative AI train. It recently launch the beta of its new summarization tool known as DuckAssist, which utilizes “natural language technology” from both OpenAI and AI research company Anthropic. Though similar to Bing , DuckAssist is not quite like ChatGPT. Instead of utilizing multiple sources to create the summaries, the tool uses primarily just one: Wikipedia. DuckDuckGo specifically chose Wikipedia “because it's a public resource with a transparent editorial process that cites all the sources used in an article”. The company also...
Read more ...Wikipedia + AI = truth? DuckDuckGo hopes so with new answerbot
12 days ago - By Ars Technica
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a cyborg duck.
Not to be left out of the rush to integrate generative AI into search, on Wednesday DuckDuckGo announced DuckAssist , an AI-powered factual summary service powered by technology from Anthropic and OpenAI. It is available for free today as a wide beta test for users of DuckDuckGo's browser extensions and browsing apps. Being powered by an AI model, the company admits that DuckAssist might make stuff up but hopes it will happen rarely.
Here's how it works: If a DuckDuckGo user searches a question that can be answered by Wikipedia, DuckAssist...
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