kbutton Posted May 23 Posted May 23 Is there a way to turn off AI search? It’s terrible. I am unsure if all the results are AI or just some, and it seems to want to answer my question from its own “brain” rather than bringing me good links that are relevant. It’s really disrupted my getting medical information when I research picky questions where I want results from journals and such. 1 Quote
PeterPan Posted May 23 Posted May 23 Is the issue google or safari? I've been getting those idiotic AI summaries too and it's really wearying. It's happening on my desktop and I assumed it was google. I use two browsers, so I should see if it's happening in both. 1 Quote
PeterPan Posted May 23 Posted May 23 Adding: That's weird. I'm getting the AI results in google searches on chrome but not google searches on safari. I haven't *updated* my safari in a while but i'm pretty sure I updated the chrome browser. I'll go see if there's a way to turn it off. As you say, it's stupid. I don't want regurgitated summaries that cause me to miss nuance. Quote
PeterPan Posted May 23 Posted May 23 https://www.wikihow.com/Turn-Off-Google-Ai-Overviews#:~:text=There is no option to,to disable generative AI entirely. I downloaded the browser extension this article suggests and it works. You may need a method/extension specific to your device and browser. Quote
kbutton Posted May 23 Author Posted May 23 14 minutes ago, PeterPan said: https://www.wikihow.com/Turn-Off-Google-Ai-Overviews#:~:text=There is no option to,to disable generative AI entirely. I downloaded the browser extension this article suggests and it works. You may need a method/extension specific to your device and browser. That’s annoying, but thank you! Facebook is also using an AI search. Sigh. Quote
Miss Tick Posted May 23 Posted May 23 If I understand what you are referring to, I heard them recently referred to, by a former Google search leader, as "on-line search results". I'm case that makes it easier to find a way to turn them off. I find them annoying too 😝 1 Quote
Ausmumof3 Posted May 23 Posted May 23 There’s one on meta that’s so annoying. The button is in a place that’s really easy to scroll over then it messages you information. It even suggests the questions for you! Seriously! Let me think of my own questions and think my own thoughts… 2 Quote
FredSmith Posted June 6 Posted June 6 (edited) On 5/24/2024 at 1:52 AM, PeterPan said: https://www.wikihow.com/Turn-Off-Google-Ai-Overviews#:~:text=There is no option to,to disable generative AI entirely. I downloaded the browser extension this article suggests and it works. You may need a method/extension specific to your device and browser. I will try it. Edit: Thanks, it worked. Edited August 6 by FredSmith Quote
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