Unwanted LLM summaries of search results (instead of excerpts)

petiole

When I perform a Kagi search for fletcherize, the result for the Wiktionary definition page shows a weird LLM-like summary instead of a proper excerpt:

I don't think this is coming from Wiktionary, and I don't think Kagi is generating it. DuckDuckGo also shows it, but not if I add site:en.wiktionary.org (same for Kagi). Bing shows it, but Google doesn't.

I find it deeply offputting, and it makes it harder to find good results -- I rely heavily on excerpts when skimming a results page in order to find what links to even click on. Getting a (wrong) summary instead of an excerpt makes this far harder.

Is this something Kagi has control over when sourcing from other search engines? And which source is it coming from? Bing? Somewhere else?

Luis

Thank you for the detailed check. We've been battling with these for a while now, your report is very helpful

petiole

Were you able to identify the source and do something about it? I'm not seeing the issue any longer for this one search term, but it wasn't always consistent in the first place.

petiole

Another one:

https://kagi.com/search?q=%22What+is+this+tree+with+olives+growing%3F%22 returns https://www.facebook.com/groups/271521942901159/posts/10073601946026394/ but with an LLM summary:

Kagi's site excerpt:

Jul 6, 2025 What is this? Have a whole tree growing. The conversation is about identifying a type of fruit that resembles olives, with many users ...

Google's excerpt:

Louisiana Gardeners | What is this tree with olives growing? Public group. 󰞋. 249K Members · Join group · Lauren King profile picture. Lauren ...