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European Search Perspective
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This creates an independent data source for European tech companies that currently depend on US-based competitors for search and AI training data. Engineers building search or AI products in Europe will have an alternative to relying on data from dominant providers, potentially reducing competitive dependencies and offering data aligned with European privacy and security standards.
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The joint venture between Ecosia and Qwant aims to build a comprehensive web index of European digital content.
The index and its ranking algorithm can be syndicated by search engines and used as training data for AI products.
Currently, approximately 99% of European search queries are handled by two US-based companies, creating dependency for European tech companies.
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