Exact Domain Query Buried Despite Perfect Relevance

k19b1

Searching "grokipedia" or "grokipedia.com" (exact terms) ranks grokipedia.com last, below unrelated results, (presumably) due to algorithmic downranking for AI-generated "slop" traits.

I was surprised, so to eliminate personal settings I activated PrivacyPass and deactivated personalization too. These were the two searches I did to demonstrate the behaviour.

https://kagi.com/search?q=grokipedia&personalized=0&r=no_region&sh=eCJt37tKDA80CI8AvUm2MA

https://kagi.com/search?q=grokipedia.com&personalized=0&r=no_region&sh=dWnBWS4BmzwTUpTUbGcN1A

Addendum: I turned PrivacyPass off and discovered that even having the site pinned has no effect.

Exact query match prioritizes relevance over quality filters—top result for "grokipedia.com" to fulfill user intent, even for potential slop.

nobodywasishere

Should be fixed in the next release:

Personal rankings will take precedence over SlopStop rankings
If you search for a domain, SlopStop rankings won't be applied to that result (i.e. grokipedia.com, but not grokipedia)