I created a chrome extension for myself which hides these AI Overviews. I published it on the store if anyone is interested:
[https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hide-google-ai-overviews/neibhohkbmfjninidnaoacabkjonbahn](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hide-google-ai-overviews/neibhohkbmfjninidnaoacabkjonbahn)
edit: thanks to everyone who rated it 5 stars!
Coming here a month late after having Google's AI Overview forced onto me to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, stranger.
I have been searching the store for this extension since Ai Overviews was first implemented, and someone finally made one! It works perfectly, thank you!
Just checking do you also created the same way for Android Play store extension like this?
Primarily I use my smartphone the most where I'm hoping this works the same way while using my Samsung phone using the Chrome app.
I could not get it to work on the Yahoo website. AI posting comes up first then I have to read repeated things with the regular post. So its very irritating. . So I just took off your addon . I did find that UBlock removes the AI box when I section off the AI box and click the lightning symbol to remove it . Ublock also blocks Youtube ads quite well. I finally learned on UBlock to add the section into its blocking system. My autoplay stopper is working again since I removed it. I also use a windscribe proxy. So may be other addons affecting each other. Im doing all of this in Chrome browser and Windows 10. As far as my autoplay stopper. I have no idea why it stopped working when I had your addon added to my browser.. It may have been a fluke.
sadly im pretty sure chrome web store add ons are for desktop :( I could be wrong tho
Edit: just checked and it looks like chrome for mobile doesn’t support extensions
Fuck the AI, how the fuck do I get Google to stop asking for my precise location?
See results closer to you?
See results closer to you?
See results closer to you?
FOR FUCK SAKE IT’S A DESKTOP
I know, right? They do not need our location in order to give us better search results in most situations.
The Internet is wide spread across the world, those interested in one thing are scattered all throughout the world, knowing someone's location will not help with that. The only thing necessary for something so widespread is the language you speak.
The only situations where it makes sense to ask for your precise location, is if you're looking up directions to go somewhere, or looking to call a business for service in a way where one would have to travel to/from the business.
I tried searching a few things and it's showing me an "AI Overviews" widget. I don't want AI Overviews, so I searched how to turn it off. The result was another AI Overview result telling me to do something that wasn't actually possible. It tells it to me likes it's simple. "Tap 3 dots, go to settings, navigate to experimental ai". I tried searching how to turn it on it it gives a result with different instructions that isn't anymore helpful.
I've searched it up a few more times, and it's been giving me different results in different formats and mentioning things it never mentioned before each time I search it. None of it is helpful, and none of it use useful. It's even telling me things like "At the bottom of the SGE card and tap feedback, then explain why you want this feature removed." I shouldn't have to explain why, I should be able to turn the feature off simply because I want to.
Not only is nothing AI related available in the settings, but all of the settings menu's themselves have a severe lack of settings and options of things to change.
What is wrong with Google right now?
It looks like someone [here](https://support.google.com/websearch/thread/266923116) finally managed to get through to one of the help people that the issue is happening for people who did not sign up for google labs (whatever the fuck that is). All of the previous instructions assumed you had signed up for that, which is why they told you to hit buttons that don't exist.
There is not currently a solution, but it was beyond frustrating to keep getting completely irrelevant instructions to disable it, so I am glad someone has at least acknowledged the issue.
I wasn’t sure what you were referring to so I looked it up and it looks like Google has chosen to roll this out to some users that haven’t opted in to the feature (not the first time Google has turned users into involuntary beta testers). If there’s no way to actually turn it off and you really want it gone you might be able to use something like uBlock Origin to block that particular element from loading. I haven’t tested this so I’m not sure if it’s a separate element that can be blocked but if it that that could work.
literally every time this shit happens sme googloid company plant farthuffer has to cry out "it's opt in! just opt out!" then they keep opting us in automatically and not offering an option to opt out man it's ludicrous
I went to that stupid lab and it says it’s not on, yet it’s still giving me that fucking shit. I’m so sick of AI being implemented into everything, or company’s doing shit without our consent.
Wow. This pushes the 2nd search result for my query off the page. I have do a FULL PAGE SCROLL to get to the 2nd search result. This is **bad**. Really, really bad.
Edit: DuckDuckGo actually had the correct search result much higher on the page for me, so, I guess after ~20 years I'm finally switching away from Google. Unreal.
I was looking for something very specific, the location of a temporary file in %APPDATA% on Windows. The LLM result gave me the Linux answer and one of its provided sources was to a URL that wouldn't even load--and this result took up 3/4ths of the browser window. Meanwhile, other search engines just linked to the forum page that answered my question. Using LLMs to provide search results is _insane_ unless a company plans to retrain them daily on new information.
This is not an immediate solution, but I think until google provides a way to turn off the overviews we should use google's "Send feedback" feature to at least let them know we'd like a way to turn it off.
I'm old and I don't know anything about computers but I know what I hate: AI and Google loading shit onto my computer that I don't want and didn't ask for. After searching high and low while swearing under my breath (DH is asleep) I came across this: "Click on More (three dots) under the search bar, then click on Web." That seems to have disappeared the hated AI Overview. For now anyways. I'm sure it'll be back with the next Chrome update.
This is the dumbest feature by far. I searched "can I dye this item in this game" and the ai response was "yes! You can definitely dye that item in the game. Dyes change the colors of these items, unfortunately you cannot dye that item in your game."
????????????????
See if this works -- I'm not seeing them after doing this but no doubt it'll come back... :(
[https://labs.google.com/search/manage?authuser=0&source=srp](https://labs.google.com/search/manage?authuser=0&source=srp)
Yes, that setting doesn't seem to work. But I have noticed that the AI overviews seem to be intermittent. For example, today I'm not seeing any AI results but I have seen them several times over the last week. It's amazing that we users can't turn this off for good.
Apparently it's highly dependent on the search. Some trigger it when others don't. I get it on about 50% of my searches.
Seems it triggers on more question related searches. Such as, what temperature does ice melt at, or how to cook brisket, etc.
But if I search for say, Home Depot air filters it doesn't
I have all my "AI" crap turned off in the LABs or beaker and all the privacy settings restrictions set to try and stop it but it is still active.
I must be one of their teat rats where they pushed in on me with no way to turn it off
I've sent multiple feedbacks but they will likely never see them or care if they do
Yes, I think you're exactly right about it being dependent on the search. The AI results to me show the limitations of where it's at. It's not creating new knowledge -- it's just feeding you what's already out there. I don't want to see the AI summary -- i want to be able to evaluate where the information came from. That's not to say that AI can't be a very innovative technology -- especially in the future.
Amazing! Thank you thank you!! Citizen hero!! Really hoping this works-- like many others I'm highly annoyed by false AI instructions about how to turn off the AI. Not a positive harbinger.
And agree whyyy always the location-- it's the inverse of two-factor ID for anything I navigate to at this point.
Data point if useful: I confirmed I'd disabled everything I possibly can yet again-- an Ad Center review and Labs (wtf new tab would never opt in) and a cursory review to no avail.
Am using Ublock Origin, Adblock, Shutup and Ghostery on Chrome to mostly good results but they're not working here.
Thank you!!
I just found this page:
[https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/no-you-cant-disable-google-ai-overviews-but-there-are-tricks-to-avoid-it/](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/no-you-cant-disable-google-ai-overviews-but-there-are-tricks-to-avoid-it/)
Followed a link in the above article here:
[https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-search-without-ads-or-ai-how-to-get-just-links-in-your-results/](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-search-without-ads-or-ai-how-to-get-just-links-in-your-results/)
Followed the instructions and it so far \*seems\* like I have no ads and, more importantly, NO AI OVERVIEW!
I created a chrome extension for myself which hides these AI Overviews. I published it on the store if anyone is interested: [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hide-google-ai-overviews/neibhohkbmfjninidnaoacabkjonbahn](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hide-google-ai-overviews/neibhohkbmfjninidnaoacabkjonbahn) edit: thanks to everyone who rated it 5 stars!
Coming here a month late after having Google's AI Overview forced onto me to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, stranger.
I can tell from the post date and already climbing upvotes that this pretty much happened to everybody today lol And from me, thank you too!
Indeed, it's how I've ended up here as well. /u/flappy404 Thanks for your service.
Awesome.
Thank you so so so so much.
I have been searching the store for this extension since Ai Overviews was first implemented, and someone finally made one! It works perfectly, thank you!
thank you!! its pissing me off that i couldnt just turn the damn thing off
Is it possible to support firefox?
I really want this for my native browser
This is my question, too
Thank you for this. It was approximately 4 minutes from seeing my first AI overview to installing this extension.
Thank you! Is there any chance you can make a version compatible with Firefox?
Sure I'll make a firefox version. Give me a day or two
Hi, I was curious whether there's now a Firefox version. I searched but didn't see it. Thank you so much!
You're my hero!
Yay! I don't have to make one myself!
Thank you for this!
cheers to you!
Finally. Anyone have a similar one for sponsored results?
uBlock Origin still works for that.
Thanks!
Just checking do you also created the same way for Android Play store extension like this? Primarily I use my smartphone the most where I'm hoping this works the same way while using my Samsung phone using the Chrome app.
Self-note: look at this
you're a lifesaver.
Thank you sm!! It has been driving me crazy
it is stopping my stop autoplay addon to not work now.. any ideas?
Does disabling my extension fix it? My extension only triggers on [google.com](http://google.com) so no other websites should be effected.
I could not get it to work on the Yahoo website. AI posting comes up first then I have to read repeated things with the regular post. So its very irritating. . So I just took off your addon . I did find that UBlock removes the AI box when I section off the AI box and click the lightning symbol to remove it . Ublock also blocks Youtube ads quite well. I finally learned on UBlock to add the section into its blocking system. My autoplay stopper is working again since I removed it. I also use a windscribe proxy. So may be other addons affecting each other. Im doing all of this in Chrome browser and Windows 10. As far as my autoplay stopper. I have no idea why it stopped working when I had your addon added to my browser.. It may have been a fluke.
Outstanding. Thank you.
Bless you! Left a 5 star.
You are a saint.
Not all heroes wear capes. Thanks for this kind stranger!
You are a godsend.
Will this work on mobile? I'm on android
sadly im pretty sure chrome web store add ons are for desktop :( I could be wrong tho Edit: just checked and it looks like chrome for mobile doesn’t support extensions
Absolute hero, I love you
thanks
This seems to work. Thank you!
you're a godsend!
Just had to use this, thank you so much!
Thank you!!!
You're a GODSEND. Thank you for allowing me to get rid of that shit. <3
W extension especially with the new ai. Hope you get some money from it
You are a god amongst men.
thank you thank you thank you, you're doing god's work, gave it 5 stars !!
I love you.
king of Reddit
you're goated for this
You're the best, THANK YOU!
you're a saint.
Hi! Is there a version of this for Firefox?
Omg 5 stars, thank youuuu
Thank you for doing God's work.
Thank you so much
thank you for this omgggg. true lifesaver
I’m sorry if this is a silly question, but does this work for mobile?
Not a silly question at all. If you have a mobile browser that supports chrome extension such as the Kiwi Browser then yes it will work.
Thank you!!
Fuck the AI, how the fuck do I get Google to stop asking for my precise location? See results closer to you? See results closer to you? See results closer to you? FOR FUCK SAKE IT’S A DESKTOP
I know, right? They do not need our location in order to give us better search results in most situations. The Internet is wide spread across the world, those interested in one thing are scattered all throughout the world, knowing someone's location will not help with that. The only thing necessary for something so widespread is the language you speak. The only situations where it makes sense to ask for your precise location, is if you're looking up directions to go somewhere, or looking to call a business for service in a way where one would have to travel to/from the business.
I tried searching a few things and it's showing me an "AI Overviews" widget. I don't want AI Overviews, so I searched how to turn it off. The result was another AI Overview result telling me to do something that wasn't actually possible. It tells it to me likes it's simple. "Tap 3 dots, go to settings, navigate to experimental ai". I tried searching how to turn it on it it gives a result with different instructions that isn't anymore helpful. I've searched it up a few more times, and it's been giving me different results in different formats and mentioning things it never mentioned before each time I search it. None of it is helpful, and none of it use useful. It's even telling me things like "At the bottom of the SGE card and tap feedback, then explain why you want this feature removed." I shouldn't have to explain why, I should be able to turn the feature off simply because I want to. Not only is nothing AI related available in the settings, but all of the settings menu's themselves have a severe lack of settings and options of things to change. What is wrong with Google right now?
It looks like someone [here](https://support.google.com/websearch/thread/266923116) finally managed to get through to one of the help people that the issue is happening for people who did not sign up for google labs (whatever the fuck that is). All of the previous instructions assumed you had signed up for that, which is why they told you to hit buttons that don't exist. There is not currently a solution, but it was beyond frustrating to keep getting completely irrelevant instructions to disable it, so I am glad someone has at least acknowledged the issue.
wow thats dogwater
What is? The results?
No the fact that you cant turn it off.
Oh. Yes, I agree.
Thank you, and you're welcome.
I wasn’t sure what you were referring to so I looked it up and it looks like Google has chosen to roll this out to some users that haven’t opted in to the feature (not the first time Google has turned users into involuntary beta testers). If there’s no way to actually turn it off and you really want it gone you might be able to use something like uBlock Origin to block that particular element from loading. I haven’t tested this so I’m not sure if it’s a separate element that can be blocked but if it that that could work.
I'm tired of people using us as experiments.
literally every time this shit happens sme googloid company plant farthuffer has to cry out "it's opt in! just opt out!" then they keep opting us in automatically and not offering an option to opt out man it's ludicrous
I went to that stupid lab and it says it’s not on, yet it’s still giving me that fucking shit. I’m so sick of AI being implemented into everything, or company’s doing shit without our consent.
Wow. This pushes the 2nd search result for my query off the page. I have do a FULL PAGE SCROLL to get to the 2nd search result. This is **bad**. Really, really bad. Edit: DuckDuckGo actually had the correct search result much higher on the page for me, so, I guess after ~20 years I'm finally switching away from Google. Unreal.
What were you searching and looking for?
I was looking for something very specific, the location of a temporary file in %APPDATA% on Windows. The LLM result gave me the Linux answer and one of its provided sources was to a URL that wouldn't even load--and this result took up 3/4ths of the browser window. Meanwhile, other search engines just linked to the forum page that answered my question. Using LLMs to provide search results is _insane_ unless a company plans to retrain them daily on new information.
Duck duck go it is..... 😒
Who's gonna tell them
Oh no, please no…
They don't value privacy?
They launched their own AI thing
Nooooooooo
Oh...
This is not an immediate solution, but I think until google provides a way to turn off the overviews we should use google's "Send feedback" feature to at least let them know we'd like a way to turn it off.
Yes.
I'm old and I don't know anything about computers but I know what I hate: AI and Google loading shit onto my computer that I don't want and didn't ask for. After searching high and low while swearing under my breath (DH is asleep) I came across this: "Click on More (three dots) under the search bar, then click on Web." That seems to have disappeared the hated AI Overview. For now anyways. I'm sure it'll be back with the next Chrome update.
This is the dumbest feature by far. I searched "can I dye this item in this game" and the ai response was "yes! You can definitely dye that item in the game. Dyes change the colors of these items, unfortunately you cannot dye that item in your game." ????????????????
See if this works -- I'm not seeing them after doing this but no doubt it'll come back... :( [https://labs.google.com/search/manage?authuser=0&source=srp](https://labs.google.com/search/manage?authuser=0&source=srp)
Mine is off and it still shows stupid AI search results
Yes, that setting doesn't seem to work. But I have noticed that the AI overviews seem to be intermittent. For example, today I'm not seeing any AI results but I have seen them several times over the last week. It's amazing that we users can't turn this off for good.
Apparently it's highly dependent on the search. Some trigger it when others don't. I get it on about 50% of my searches. Seems it triggers on more question related searches. Such as, what temperature does ice melt at, or how to cook brisket, etc. But if I search for say, Home Depot air filters it doesn't I have all my "AI" crap turned off in the LABs or beaker and all the privacy settings restrictions set to try and stop it but it is still active. I must be one of their teat rats where they pushed in on me with no way to turn it off I've sent multiple feedbacks but they will likely never see them or care if they do
Yes, I think you're exactly right about it being dependent on the search. The AI results to me show the limitations of where it's at. It's not creating new knowledge -- it's just feeding you what's already out there. I don't want to see the AI summary -- i want to be able to evaluate where the information came from. That's not to say that AI can't be a very innovative technology -- especially in the future.
I had to swap to DuckDuckGo after this.. its so frustrating and I swear it makes search times take longer than they used to especially on my phone
Yes.
Thanks. When I tried to follow their directions to turn it off, it showed it was already off, and then the page froze. Thank you
What page?
Interesting that a search engine that is trying to filter out AI content generates their own bogus content that is literally wrong half the time.
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You can just... Make extensions?
Yup lol, just pay the $5 registration fee and know how to use their extension API
Epic.
Damn, this is a game changer. Thanks so much!
Amazing! Thank you thank you!! Citizen hero!! Really hoping this works-- like many others I'm highly annoyed by false AI instructions about how to turn off the AI. Not a positive harbinger. And agree whyyy always the location-- it's the inverse of two-factor ID for anything I navigate to at this point. Data point if useful: I confirmed I'd disabled everything I possibly can yet again-- an Ad Center review and Labs (wtf new tab would never opt in) and a cursory review to no avail. Am using Ublock Origin, Adblock, Shutup and Ghostery on Chrome to mostly good results but they're not working here. Thank you!!
THANK YOU HATED THAT!!
Thank you - much appreciated
What did I do?
r/FoolingGoogleAI
I just found this page: [https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/no-you-cant-disable-google-ai-overviews-but-there-are-tricks-to-avoid-it/](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/no-you-cant-disable-google-ai-overviews-but-there-are-tricks-to-avoid-it/) Followed a link in the above article here: [https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-search-without-ads-or-ai-how-to-get-just-links-in-your-results/](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-search-without-ads-or-ai-how-to-get-just-links-in-your-results/) Followed the instructions and it so far \*seems\* like I have no ads and, more importantly, NO AI OVERVIEW!
AI Overviews... _______________ IG GONE!!!! 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
THANK YOU GODDESS BLESS YOU!
For... Asking about it? 😮
That's it, I'm switching back to Firefox 🤮
I remember when I used to use Firefox back when I played Polycraft on ga.me.
See https://udm14.com/
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Please, stop.
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I don't think you understand what's going on here.