Not sure who is doing this exactly, if it’s DDG or Reddit or someone else. I was looking for a comparison of epic vs steam and noticed that the description of the search result is AI-generated, instead of actually showing anything from the thread.
A user asks why they should buy games on Steam rather than Epic, and gets various answers from other users. Some of the reasons include Steam’s features, performance, community, and exclusivity.
Jesus Christ. Enshittification because of “AI” is getting out of hand.
If this isn’t happening in other search engines, then DDG is likely doing it, which would be awful as it neuters the point of showing snippets for search results.
EDIT: I just tried on DDG, and I’m not seeing that summary result, even when I enable AI features. It’s entirely possible that DDG (or reddit) is A/B testing this as a future feature. You should have an option of “leaving feedback” in the three dot menu beside that search result.