Beyond Google: 7 reliable search engines for privacy and performance

Google’s search engine is going through one of its biggest changes in years. Especially after the newly announced changes at I/O, the company is heavily promoting AI-powered search results and conversational responses. The shift follows Google’s recent announcements introducing expanded AI Overviews and chatbot-style search features.

Critics argue that AI-generated summaries reduce traffic to independent websites and make search feel less like browsing the web and more like interacting with a chatbot.