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Kagi Update: AI Image Filter for Search Results

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270 points lkellar | 9 comments | 17 Oct 24 20:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source | bottom
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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. freediver ◴[17 Oct 24 20:44 UTC] No.41873578[source]▶
Would you mind being specific and posting a search quality issue with a concrete example(s) to kagifeedback.org? We are keen to address the issues you are seeing.
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2. Etheryte ◴[17 Oct 24 20:48 UTC] No.41873618[source]▶
I actually did post on your feedback site nearly a year ago, still no feedback or response on it so far [0]. It's been marked as under review, so it must be one thorough review process.

[0] https://kagifeedback.org/d/2565-image-search-doesnt-respect-...

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3. freediver ◴[17 Oct 24 21:01 UTC] No.41873754[source]▶
Thanks, replied in the thread.
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4. Topgamer7 ◴[17 Oct 24 21:08 UTC] No.41873809[source]▶
I'm a subscriber. But I don't feel like creating a signup for kagifeedback.

https://kagi.com/images?q=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fp...

Lets use this as an example. I would personally like to have a list of exact results. Separately - a list of similar images would maybe be nice. But tbh, 99.99% of the time with reverse image search, I am trying to play detective, not find similar images. I am usually looking to see the first, original source of something. Or maybe other places I can find this image.

I will point out that detective stuff like this is crucial to try to prevent being catfished, or phished. I am not ignorant that it is also a concern for those who don't want to be found, for privacy or safety reasons; however some threat actor could just find a less public reverse image search I'm sure.

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5. yjftsjthsd-h ◴[17 Oct 24 21:17 UTC] No.41873891[source]▶
> I'm a subscriber. But I don't feel like creating a signup for kagifeedback.

It's a separate login? That's really weird, isn't it?

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6. Etheryte ◴[17 Oct 24 21:46 UTC] No.41874141{3}[source]▶
That's kind of you, but if you have to resort to HN comments as your feedback system, then your existing feedback system doesn't really work, does it?
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7. tensor ◴[17 Oct 24 21:50 UTC] No.41874172{3}[source]▶
Not really. It's not that uncommon for a support/forum/feedback site to use a separate account. It just means that they didn't have time, didn't want to spend the money, or couldn't link the support software to their main user account system.
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8. digging ◴[17 Oct 24 22:00 UTC] No.41874257{4}[source]▶
I do not think this is a case of that happening like with other big tech names treating customers like shit until they make it onto HN. Vlad's super active (like, is he ok?) on the Orion browser bugs/feedback forums so I have to assume the same is true of Kagi, their actual money maker. Sometimes things fall through the cracks. One data point isn't a trend.
9. freediver ◴[17 Oct 24 22:17 UTC] No.41874368{4}[source]▶
> It just means that they didn't have time,

That's it!