Don't want AI-driven results from Google? Here's how to turn off AI overviews

Don't want AI-driven results from Google? Here's how to turn off AI overviews

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While largely successful, Google’s AI summaries for search results haven’t convinced everyone. AI summaries, formerly known as Google SGE or Search Generative Experience, are automatically enabled for people in the US, with a broader global rollout coming soon. But if you’re not a fan of these AI summaries of popular results, there are a few ways to turn them off. Here’s everything you need to know about disabling AI summaries on desktop or phone.

How to Disable Google AI in Results (AI Overview) with a Simple Solution

Note: We will first discuss the 6 best methods to disable AI feeds on your computer. Then we will provide an overview of the 3 methods for your Android phone or iPhone.

AI feeds are automatically generated when they’re available for your search query. Not only do they take up unnecessary space, they also make it difficult to find the actual results further down the page. Once AI feeds are available in your region, there’s no way to opt out. Fortunately, you don’t have to play by Google’s rules (or at least not all of them). Here are all the ways you can disable AI feeds on Google Search.

This is a temporary solution that only applies to your current search. For a permanent method, see the next method.

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