From be6a9b76305684155a509c45fead99dc3be11d9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rohan Kumar Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:04:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Clarification about Kagi --- content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.gmi | 2 +- content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.gmi b/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.gmi index c72434c..0e4841d 100644 --- a/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.gmi +++ b/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.gmi @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ I can't in good conscience recommend using Brave Search, as the company runs cry => https://www.qwant.com Qwant -* Kagi Search: Like Neeva, it requires an account and limits use without payment. It's powered by its own Teclis index (Teclis can be used independently; see the non-commercial section below), and claims to also use results from Google and Brave. The result seems somewhat unique: I'm able to recognize some results from the Teclis index mixed in with the mainstream ones. In addition to Teclis, Kagi's other products include the Kagi.ai intelligent answer service and the TinyGem social bookmarking service, both of which play a role in Kagi.com in the present or future. I'm concerned about the company's biases, as it seems happy to double down on partnering with Brave and recommending suicide methods. +* Kagi Search: Like Neeva, it requires an account and limits use without payment. It's powered by its own Teclis index (Teclis can be used independently; see the non-commercial section below), and claims to also use results from Google and Brave. The result seems somewhat unique: I'm able to recognize some results from the Teclis index mixed in with the mainstream ones. In addition to Teclis, Kagi's other products include the Kagi.ai intelligent answer service and the TinyGem social bookmarking service, both of which play a role in Kagi.com in the present or future. Unrelatedly: I'm concerned about the company's biases, as it seems happy to use Brave's commercial API (allowing blatant homophobia in the comments) and allow its results to recommend suicide methods without intervention. I reject the idea that avoiding an option that may seem politically biased is the same as being unbiased if such a decision has real political implications. => https://kagi.com/ Kagi Search => https://kagi.ai/ Kagi.ai diff --git a/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.md b/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.md index 2b65ff7..f7c01fd 100644 --- a/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.md +++ b/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.md @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Engines in this category fall back to GBY when their own indexes don't have enou : Qwant claims to use its own index, but it still relies on Bing for most results. It seems to be in a position similar to Neeva. Try a side-by-side comparison to see if or how it compares with Bing. [Kagi Search](https://kagi.com/) -: The most interesting entry in this category, IMO. Like Neeva, it requires an account and limits use without payment. It's powered by its own Teclis index (Teclis can be used independently; see the [non-commercial section](#small-or-non-commercial-web) below), and claims to also use results from Google and Bing. The result seems somewhat unique: I'm able to recognize some results from the Teclis index mixed in with the mainstream ones. In addition to Teclis, Kagi's other products include the [Kagi.ai](https://kagi.ai/) intelligent answer service and the [TinyGem](https://tinygem.org/) social bookmarking service, both of which play a role in Kagi.com in the present or future. I'm concerned about the company's biases, as it seems happy to [double down on partnering with Brave](https://kagifeedback.org/d/2808-reconsider-your-partnership-with-brave) (allowing blatant homophobia in the comments) and [recommending suicide methods](https://kagifeedback.org/d/865-suicide-results-should-probably-have-a-dont-do-that-widget-like-google/50). +: The most interesting entry in this category, IMO. Like Neeva, it requires an account and limits use without payment. It's powered by its own Teclis index (Teclis can be used independently; see the [non-commercial section](#small-or-non-commercial-web) below), and claims to also use results from Google and Bing. The result seems somewhat unique: I'm able to recognize some results from the Teclis index mixed in with the mainstream ones. In addition to Teclis, Kagi's other products include the [Kagi.ai](https://kagi.ai/) intelligent answer service and the [TinyGem](https://tinygem.org/) social bookmarking service, both of which play a role in Kagi.com in the present or future. Unrelatedly: I'm concerned about the company's biases, as it seems happy to [use Brave's commercial API](https://kagifeedback.org/d/2808-reconsider-your-partnership-with-brave) (allowing blatant homophobia in the comments) and [allow its results to recommend suicide methods without intervention](https://kagifeedback.org/d/865-suicide-results-should-probably-have-a-dont-do-that-widget-like-google/50). I reject the idea that avoiding an option that may seem politically biased is the same as being unbiased if such a decision has real political implications. ## Non-generalist search