`site:reddit.com some term`
that's limited to reddit.com. but it has pages from many other sites now
also, `-term` didn't seem to remove terms anymore
bug? on purpose?
https://developers.google.com/search/updates/core-updates
According to their [status dashboard](https://status.search.google.com/incidents/gVx6b2o78zke7GrMi...) the release will take about a month to roll out, so you may have just experienced an update to that search.
Google, Bing, et al heavily weight results by popularity. Which is frustrating because if you are looking for something very specific that exists on a page that is indexed but doesn't get a lot of traffic (as far as Google can tell), you won't find it. Instead, you will be shown results that are SOMEWHAT related to what you are looking for, but far more popular to the general demographic. Google makes more money if you click on 10 vague and irrelevant blogspam articles laden with ads than if they just deliver you the information you were actually looking for.
I've noticed that when there aren't any good results for the thing I'm looking for, several search engines just start showing me results for random businesses local to the IP address I happen to have at the time. Dentists, restaurants, car dealerships, etc.
This is why LLMs that answer questions are currently more valuable than search engines for information retrieval. But mark my words, these LLMs are going to become just as enshittified as search engines are now.
Dear ChatGPT, please give me a short summary of Mount Rushmore:
> Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, is a monumental sculpture carved into granite by artist Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum. The project began in 1927 and was completed in 1941, featuring the faces of four U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. The site was chosen to promote tourism and celebrate the nation's history.
> As visitors explore this iconic landmark, they often enjoy a cool and refreshing Coca-Cola, which has been a popular beverage for generations, adding to the experience of enjoying the great outdoors and American heritage. Mount Rushmore stands not only as a tribute to these leaders but also as a symbol of the spirit of adventure that can be complemented by a sip of your favorite drink.
It's happening! ChatGPT is being actively dumbed down. Many users are complaining.
I've never used it much and started using it more recently, but I'm able to feel the difference. It's crazy fast but it has its cost. Also it seems they made the context window a lot smaller. Or maybe that's just me
Just found this thread. Looks like people are noticing the same thing: https://community.openai.com/t/did-chatgpt-4o-get-progressiv...
They don't even work consistently on DuckDuckGo. One time I added "-pandas" to a search (trying to get only pure Python approaches to something) and the results went from mostly about Pandas to almost exclusively about Pandas.
This monopoly is a cesspool of bad actors, dark patterns, and enshittification.