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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow to avoid AI in searches
After your search, leave a space & put -AI. It works with Google and DuckDuckgo.
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How to avoid AI in searches (Original Post)
DownriverDem
Feb 17
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Permanut
(8,393 posts)1. Great tip - thanks!
canetoad
(20,769 posts)2. Don't know about google
But you can turn AI off using the settings on DDG's home page (three lines, top right). AI features tab.
DownriverDem
(7,014 posts)5. I've used it
with Google to not see AI.
mwmisses4289
(4,211 posts)3. Works in Firefox also.
Works best if you make the a and i are capitalized.
MiHale
(13,037 posts)4. Aloha browser doesn't do A.i. in search...
Plus has a free built-in VPN
eppur_se_muova
(41,967 posts)6. Google "extension removes AI". There are many options now. I use udm14.
https://udm14.org
You're not only removing clutter and slop, you're saving energy, which diminishes the pressure to build more data centers, burn more fossil fuels, dump more GHGs into the atmosphere, and commandeer more water sources.
You're not only removing clutter and slop, you're saving energy, which diminishes the pressure to build more data centers, burn more fossil fuels, dump more GHGs into the atmosphere, and commandeer more water sources.
calimary
(90,069 posts)7. Keeping this.
Randomthought
(1,059 posts)8. Thank you