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This is a "special" AI (lemmy.wtf)
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

There are extensions for all browsers that nukes this AI nonsense on google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Just use Startpage. It's kind of like how DuckDuckGo is just a proxy for Bing search. Startpage is a proxy for Google search, and it strips the AI crap out

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Only boomers still use Google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Only boomers still use the internet.

The rest of us post online via robot proxy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I couldn't find an extension to block it, but the following filter for uBlock origin is working for me

google.com##:xpath(//h1[text() = "AI Overview"]/following-sibling::div)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Or how about using duckduckgo and not using Google for searching instead.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Duckduckgo still has AI nonsense, they let you opt out though