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Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeeves (piunikaweb.com)
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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You’d think someone wasting money on AI would have snapped up this property. The brand is still a good fit for a chatbot.

[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 1 points 15 hours ago

Especially if they had it answer you like it was the head butler on Downton Abbey or something!