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As AI takes over the internet, Palo Alto-based search engine Kagi<\/a> is bringing<\/a> its handpicked collection of non-commercial, human-authored websites to mobile devices through new \u201cSmall Web\u201d apps for iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a>. The \u201cSmall Web<\/a>,\u201d in Kagi\u2019s definition, includes sites created by individuals, like personal blogs, webcomics, independent videos, and more.<\/p>\n These are the types of properties that formed the basis of the early web, before it became dominated by ad-supported business models and platforms controlled by large corporations. They\u2019re also increasingly the kind of sites that can be harder to discover on today\u2019s web, where so much content is infused with, if not directly authored by, AI. <\/p>\n The search startup first launched<\/a> its idea for a \u201cSmall Web\u201d initiative in 2023, designed to promote this kind of content in its search results and through a dedicated website. In March, the company announced it\u2019s expanding<\/a> these efforts with browser extensions, mobile apps, and a way to filter results by category.<\/p>\n The Small Web website<\/a> is like a modern-day StumbleUpon<\/a> as it randomly displays one of the selected sites, then lets you click a \u201cnext\u201d button to move to another. Like StumbleUpon, the goal is to help users discover the parts of the web they might otherwise have missed.<\/p>\n With the addition of categories, users can now limit discovery to just those topics of interest from the more than 30,000 \u201cSmall Web\u201d sites in Kagi\u2019s index.<\/p>\n These are also available in Kagi\u2019s new mobile apps for iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a> and its browser extensions<\/a>. Here, you can select what sort of content you\u2019d like to see, like videos, blogs, code repositories, or comics. You can also view a list of recently viewed or popular sites, and read them in a distraction-free mode. Plus, you can save your favorite sites and articles to return to later.<\/p>\n While the initiative to make less-trafficked parts of the indie web more visible is a worthy one \u2014 especially at a time when AI-generated content is masquerading as human creation \u2014 some Kagi users complain that the Small Web product isn\u2019t going far enough.<\/p>\n Techcrunch event<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSan Francisco, CA<\/span> On the discussion forum Hacker News, one person pointed out<\/a> that Kagi is limiting its selection to sites with RSS feeds that have recent posts, ruling out unique, single-purpose websites or experimental pages from being included in Kagi\u2019s collection. Another was frustrated when they came across a supposed \u201cSmall Web\u201d site that sounded suspiciously like it may have been written with AI<\/a>.<\/p>\n Still, the concept of a human-curated web of content that\u2019s also written by humans could be something worth building, especially if Kagi\u2019s original concept of becoming a Google alternative<\/a> by offering a premium, paid search engine doesn\u2019t pan out.<\/p>\n In the meantime, people can suggest new sites for the Small Web via its GitHub page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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