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When did Google get so f-ing weird?
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this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2026
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If you are going to insist on using google, you need to add -ai to every search. That will remove that stupid AI overview.
If you use Firefox like I do, you can add a google search option that does this automatically. Use the parameters: https://www.google.com/search?q=%25s+-AI
If you prefer DuckDuckGo, you can add a no ai option by adding a new search option using the parameters: https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=%25s
https://udm14.com/
If you want to keep using Google that is.
One thing you realize quickly is that pages very cleverly conceal their answer from the search page, most noticably dictionaries.