As AI takes over the internet, Palo Alto-based search engine Kagi is bringing its handpicked collection of non-commercial, human-authored websites to mobile devices through new “Small Web” apps for iOS and Android. The “Small Web,” in Kagi’s definition, includes sites created by individuals, like personal blogs, webcomics, independent videos, and more.
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’re also increasingly the kind of sites that can be harder to discover on today’s web, where so much content is infused with, if not directly authored by, AI.
