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“Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews


The latest trick to stop those annoying AI answers is also the most cathartic.

The existence of this "curse to disable Google AI" trick has been making the rounds on social media in recent days, and it holds up in Ars' own testing. Users should also keep in mind, though, that the actual web link results to a query can change significantly when curse words are inserted, especially if SafeSearch is turned off. For those who want to get rid of AI Overviews without a curse-filled Google search history, users have discovered plenty of other methods for disabling the intrusive recommendations.

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