I’ve been using Brave Search supplemented by Startpage for the past 2+ years. When I search for something, I want to get results for credible webpages, not a summary of unknown quality. I liked the previous AI inclusion because it was instant, didn’t take up much space, and I could quickly navigate to the websites referenced in it, but with the new feature it takes up more space, is slower, and not really what I want out of a search engine.

As soon as the feature was rolled out I disabled it in settings, but the AI button stays visible, I get autocomplete specifically for Answer with AI and I get frequent notifications to try out the new AI feature. An opt-out toggle should not mean that I still am pestered to use the feature I opted out of.

This is really annoying, and I’m probably going to end up switching to Startpage or SearXNG or something.

Some images (opted out of AI features):

  • MagnorEnglish
    2•6 months ago

    I don’t think you’re replying to my comment though, I never mentioned nor used Vivaldi.

    Edit: brainfart, my bad.

    • @touristEnglish
      2•6 months ago

      Don’t stress over it. I didn’t read the entire thing either. It’s a relatively long article.

      I Read the first few paragraphs and then when the ADHD kicked in I skim scrolled all the way to the bottom where “Vivaldi” caught my eye

      • MagnorEnglish
        2•6 months ago

        Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated and have a great day.

        On topic, I have no opinion on Vivaldi, never used it. But then again I’ve been on Firefox for the last 15 years so… I’m a bit of a lost cause!