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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 12 hours ago

“Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews

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“Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews

arstechnica.com

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 12 hours ago

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The latest trick to stop those annoying AI answers is also the most cathartic.

The latest trick to stop those annoying AI answers is also the most cathartic.

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More recently, some Google users have noticed that appending the string “-ai” to a search (without quotes) seems to also turn off AI Overviews in the results.

Not as much fun, but good to know.

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