DuckDuckGo
@duckduckgo.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.15: AI should be private, useful and optional. We discuss our "Yes AI / No AI" vote and the massive response it generated.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Ep.15: AI should be private, useful and optional. We discuss our "Yes AI / No AI" vote and the massive response it generated.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.15: AI should be private, useful and optional. We discuss our "Yes AI / No AI" vote and the massive response it generated.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Ep.15: AI should be private, useful and optional. We discuss our "Yes AI / No AI" vote and the massive response it generated.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
If you voted in our Yes AI or No AI poll, you helped show that choice matters. AI should be optional, not forced.
We offer two different experiences of DuckDuckGo—one with AI and one without AI—so you can use the Internet your way.
We offer two different experiences of DuckDuckGo—one with AI and one without AI—so you can use the Internet your way.
January 27, 2026 at 5:24 PM
If you voted in our Yes AI or No AI poll, you helped show that choice matters. AI should be optional, not forced.
We offer two different experiences of DuckDuckGo—one with AI and one without AI—so you can use the Internet your way.
We offer two different experiences of DuckDuckGo—one with AI and one without AI—so you can use the Internet your way.
175,354 votes.
We asked a simple question: Yes AI or No AI?
Turns out a lot of people wanted to weigh in.
With DuckDuckGo, if you don’t want AI, you can turn it off in our private search engine and browser. If you do, you can chat privately with popular chatbots using Duck AI.
We asked a simple question: Yes AI or No AI?
Turns out a lot of people wanted to weigh in.
With DuckDuckGo, if you don’t want AI, you can turn it off in our private search engine and browser. If you do, you can chat privately with popular chatbots using Duck AI.
January 26, 2026 at 6:56 PM
175,354 votes.
We asked a simple question: Yes AI or No AI?
Turns out a lot of people wanted to weigh in.
With DuckDuckGo, if you don’t want AI, you can turn it off in our private search engine and browser. If you do, you can chat privately with popular chatbots using Duck AI.
We asked a simple question: Yes AI or No AI?
Turns out a lot of people wanted to weigh in.
With DuckDuckGo, if you don’t want AI, you can turn it off in our private search engine and browser. If you do, you can chat privately with popular chatbots using Duck AI.
Vote update 👀
If you voted, you're helping make the case that people deserve choice when it comes to AI. You should be able to decide how AI shows up for you.
VoteYesOrNoAI.com
If you voted, you're helping make the case that people deserve choice when it comes to AI. You should be able to decide how AI shows up for you.
VoteYesOrNoAI.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Vote update 👀
If you voted, you're helping make the case that people deserve choice when it comes to AI. You should be able to decide how AI shows up for you.
VoteYesOrNoAI.com
If you voted, you're helping make the case that people deserve choice when it comes to AI. You should be able to decide how AI shows up for you.
VoteYesOrNoAI.com
AI if you want it. No AI if you don’t. DuckDuckGo does both.
Try our search experience with or without AI.
YesAI.Duck.com
NoAI.Duck.com
Try our search experience with or without AI.
YesAI.Duck.com
NoAI.Duck.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:20 PM
AI if you want it. No AI if you don’t. DuckDuckGo does both.
Try our search experience with or without AI.
YesAI.Duck.com
NoAI.Duck.com
Try our search experience with or without AI.
YesAI.Duck.com
NoAI.Duck.com
Unlike Google, this fowl-named search engine won't create a profile of you or sell your data to advertisers.
And I forgot I was going to get 100 people telling me the real problem is using Google, why don't I just switch to Proton Mail and DuckDuckGo or whatever like they did. I admire you all!
January 23, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Unlike Google, this fowl-named search engine won't create a profile of you or sell your data to advertisers.
Choice 🤝 Privacy
Things users want. Things companies rarely give them.
Things users want. Things companies rarely give them.
January 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Choice 🤝 Privacy
Things users want. Things companies rarely give them.
Things users want. Things companies rarely give them.
Reposted by DuckDuckGo
I switched to DuckDuckGo recently BECAUSE I can disable the AI slop. I don't want it, never will.
voteyesornoai.com/vote/no
voteyesornoai.com/vote/no
Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now.
Did anyone ask you? Now someone is.
VoteYesOrNoAI.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I switched to DuckDuckGo recently BECAUSE I can disable the AI slop. I don't want it, never will.
voteyesornoai.com/vote/no
voteyesornoai.com/vote/no
No judgment. Just curious 👀
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM
No judgment. Just curious 👀
The votes are rolling in! See where things stand in the public vote on AI: VoteYesOrNoAI.com
Do the results so far surprise you at all?
Do the results so far surprise you at all?
January 22, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The votes are rolling in! See where things stand in the public vote on AI: VoteYesOrNoAI.com
Do the results so far surprise you at all?
Do the results so far surprise you at all?
We're taking the Live AI Public Vote to our hometown of Philly. If you're local, come see the vote live on Market street! If you haven't voted yet, head to voteyesornoai.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We're taking the Live AI Public Vote to our hometown of Philly. If you're local, come see the vote live on Market street! If you haven't voted yet, head to voteyesornoai.com
The public vote on AI is still going! We're bringing the vote to you here. Make your voice heard: Are you yes or no when it comes to AI?
January 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The public vote on AI is still going! We're bringing the vote to you here. Make your voice heard: Are you yes or no when it comes to AI?
January 21, 2026 at 1:39 PM
At DuckDuckGo, if you want AI, you can chat privately with popular chat bots using Duck.AI. If you don’t, you can turn AI features off in our private search engine and browser.
Either way, we got you covered!
Either way, we got you covered!
January 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM
At DuckDuckGo, if you want AI, you can chat privately with popular chat bots using Duck.AI. If you don’t, you can turn AI features off in our private search engine and browser.
Either way, we got you covered!
Either way, we got you covered!
The public vote on AI is live. Are you all in on AI? Hard pass? Somewhere in between?
However you feel, it should be your choice. Send a message about where you stand. VoteYesOrNoAI.com
However you feel, it should be your choice. Send a message about where you stand. VoteYesOrNoAI.com
Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now.
Did anyone ask you? Now someone is.
VoteYesOrNoAI.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The public vote on AI is live. Are you all in on AI? Hard pass? Somewhere in between?
However you feel, it should be your choice. Send a message about where you stand. VoteYesOrNoAI.com
However you feel, it should be your choice. Send a message about where you stand. VoteYesOrNoAI.com
Yes AI. No AI. Which do you choose? Let us know at VoteYesOrNoAI.com.
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Yes AI. No AI. Which do you choose? Let us know at VoteYesOrNoAI.com.
January 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Some want AI. Some don't. All of them got to choose how it shows up for them with DuckDuckGo. AI should be a choice.
January 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Some want AI. Some don't. All of them got to choose how it shows up for them with DuckDuckGo. AI should be a choice.
"It’s time we did more to understand the national attitudes around AI."
We agree. And we’re gonna do something about it.
See you Monday 👀
www.searchlightinstitute.org/research/ame...
We agree. And we’re gonna do something about it.
See you Monday 👀
www.searchlightinstitute.org/research/ame...
Americans Have Mixed Views of AI – and an Appetite for Regulation
A supermajority of Americans say that AI should be regulated to protect privacy and ensure safety.
www.searchlightinstitute.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"It’s time we did more to understand the national attitudes around AI."
We agree. And we’re gonna do something about it.
See you Monday 👀
www.searchlightinstitute.org/research/ame...
We agree. And we’re gonna do something about it.
See you Monday 👀
www.searchlightinstitute.org/research/ame...
Most people feel like AI is being forced on them. Whether you love it, hate it, or aren't sure—you should get to decide.
January 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Most people feel like AI is being forced on them. Whether you love it, hate it, or aren't sure—you should get to decide.
🙌 There are nearly 600 custom Dax logos to unlock (and growing), depending on what you search for.
Have you found a favorite?
Have you found a favorite?
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🙌 There are nearly 600 custom Dax logos to unlock (and growing), depending on what you search for.
Have you found a favorite?
Have you found a favorite?
One of our most commonly requested features is here...
Generate AI images without sacrificing your privacy. Just like Duck.ai chats, the prompts are anonymized by us and never used to train the underlying model.
Generate AI images without sacrificing your privacy. Just like Duck.ai chats, the prompts are anonymized by us and never used to train the underlying model.
December 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
One of our most commonly requested features is here...
Generate AI images without sacrificing your privacy. Just like Duck.ai chats, the prompts are anonymized by us and never used to train the underlying model.
Generate AI images without sacrificing your privacy. Just like Duck.ai chats, the prompts are anonymized by us and never used to train the underlying model.
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.13: DuckDuckGo Donations — why we've donated more than $8M to organizations that align with our vision, and what causes we support.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Ep.13: DuckDuckGo Donations — why we've donated more than $8M to organizations that align with our vision, and what causes we support.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.13: DuckDuckGo Donations — why we've donated more than $8M to organizations that align with our vision, and what causes we support.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Ep.13: DuckDuckGo Donations — why we've donated more than $8M to organizations that align with our vision, and what causes we support.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.12: Hiring at DuckDuckGo: Paid test projects, no internal job titles, and our 95% retention rate.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Ep.12: Hiring at DuckDuckGo: Paid test projects, no internal job titles, and our 95% retention rate.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo
Ep.12: Hiring at DuckDuckGo: Paid test projects, no internal job titles, and our 95% retention rate.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Ep.12: Hiring at DuckDuckGo: Paid test projects, no internal job titles, and our 95% retention rate.
Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify