Waiting for dawn in search: Search index, Google rulings and impact on Kagi
2 months ago
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- #Kagi-search
- #DOJ-ruling
- Google was ruled a monopolist in general search services by a U.S. court in August 2024.
- Google controls nearly 90% of the global search market, making competition nearly impossible.
- The search index is critical infrastructure, and building a comparable one is prohibitively expensive.
- Google's monopoly impacts AI development, as AI models depend on search for real-world information.
- Kagi advocates for open search index access on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
- Kagi has secured direct licenses with several vendors but failed with Google and Bing.
- The DOJ's antitrust ruling mandates Google to share its search index and data with competitors.
- Google is moving to close loopholes, such as suing SerpApi for scraping its results.
- A layered search ecosystem is proposed, including public, ad-based, and premium subscription services.
- The DOJ ruling aims to transform search into shared infrastructure, fostering competition and innovation.