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Google has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar. The most-visited site on the internet still shows the same list of links to users, but they have to scroll past a summarized response from an AI chatbot, a feature Google calls AI Overviews. The change to what was once the gateway to the rest of the internet has been profound, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting.

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[-] Corvidae@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

If you can figure out how to deny google the right to script on your browser, AI Overviews will disappear.

[-] YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.world 19 points 8 hours ago

If you can figure out how to use different search engine, that may also help.

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

If you include a swear word in the search you won't get an Ai overview.

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