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> People seem to forget: AI is about data, the ability to process it, and having a few smart folks to do algorithms. The third part is actually the smallest and easiest part of the trilogy for AI.

MS has them all three too.

And since, as you say, the algorithm part is not the most difficult part, others may enter the playing field soon (we already have DDG and Kagi, for example, with Kagi now experimenting with LLMs too).

>>ameliu+(OP)
The compute side needs to be solved with money. That may be a hurdle for DDG/Kagi.

MS has the money. Data is by far and away the hardest part, and DDG's own privacy policies etc will hurt it here, alas.

Personally, I think it is Google's race to win. But they have to DO it. If I start getting better results off DDG or Bing, I'll switch. I'm fickle, and own no loyality to Google.

I just want my StackExchange answers faster, before Google Coder, and Co-Pilot replace me. /s

>>ilc+m5
I think enough people will get sick enough of the ads that they will be willing to pay a few bucks a month to avoid it.