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Kagi Update: AI Image Filter for Search Results

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270 points lkellar | 4 comments | 17 Oct 24 20:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Etheryte ◴[17 Oct 24 20:14 UTC] No.41873306[source]▶
This is a solid idea, but I wish they addressed the elephant in the room — image search is by far the weakest part of Kagi. For a considerable portion of queries, a large part of the results isn't relevant. If you use filters, they're often ignored or don't apply correctly. Many images are tangentially related at best. The list goes on. I've been paying for Kagi for a long while, yet I've seen nearly no improvements on this front. Image search is one part of their product where I often go to Google or other options because what Kagi does there just doesn't cut it.
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1. yzydserd ◴[17 Oct 24 20:24 UTC] No.41873394[source]▶
I agree. I’ve often wondered, what could be the possible reason given Kagi is using google APIs behind the scenes?
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2. freediver ◴[17 Oct 24 21:05 UTC] No.41873783[source]▶
Do you have any example to share? (we do not hear this feedback frequently so want to make sure we address it, thanks!)
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3. AndroTux ◴[17 Oct 24 21:18 UTC] No.41873908[source]▶
It’s hard to put it into solid feedback and examples, because it is highly subjective. But I also find the image results from Kagi lacking, while I really enjoy the text based results. Especially for more specific queries, the image search just doesn’t hold up.

I just tried generating an example. Take the query “screenshot nero burning rom windows xp” - of the first 10 images, only 6 are screenshots of the program on Kagi. On Google, it’s a solid 10/10.

Of course it’s hard to take just one example, but it reflects the general feeling I have when using the image search quite well. The results aren’t necessarily terrible, it’s just that they aren’t as relevant as Google’s.

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4. freediver ◴[17 Oct 24 21:44 UTC] No.41874130{3}[source]▶
I see both Kagi and Google have 9/10 screenshots of Nero.

To make it easier for you to report any discrepancies I created a bug report with screenshots of what I see.

https://kagifeedback.org/d/5073-investigate-image-search-res...