Best alternative search engine option that actually works?

The new AI assisted search function requires as much information about the user to be more helpful. The information gathering could be from existing user profile, plus continued conversation through search process (described in article).

I think AI is here to stay, and can provide great value to our day to day live. Just the question of how to use it, who has the control of user data. I think users should have the control of their own data, to determine who and when the data can be used, for what purpose. And after the use, the data should NOT be retained by third-party, potentially/could be used for other purposes, such as (relatively inconsequential) serving ads, or selling your data to data brokers (search term: “Data Monetization”).

There are several initiatives to solve this problem, to give control back to the data owner. When AI is used to provide better assistance , that should be under the supervision of the user.