Integration of artificial intelligence in Google search can be useful. However, at the same time, it has become one of those features that users either passionately love or genuinely dislike. In fact, we also saw reasons why we wouldn’t like it… If you fall into the latter group and are looking for a way to get rid of generated responses (AI Overviews) from the top of the screen, there is an easy way to turn off AI from Google search.
Officially speaking, there is no button in settings with which you can permanently turn off AI Overviews. From the very beginning, Google has taken a clear position that these text views are a core element of search. Let’s say, just like those highlights (Featured Snippets) or additional panels (Knowledge Panels). However, the internet community has found a solution.
How to turn off AI from search results
The fastest option, which is not too well known to the general public, is to use a hidden modifier. If you add at the very end of your query in Google search -aithe results page will load completely clear of the AI Overviews panel. It’s that simple.
See the difference in our search example When Nikola Tesla / -ai.
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BenchmarkThis trick relies on so-called search operators that have existed in the Google ecosystem for decades. When you put a minus sign (-) in front of a word, you are actually telling the search engine to throw out all the results that contain that term. In this case, adding that parameter successfully prevents the algorithm from even triggering the generation of the AI response at the top of the screen.
Other useful Google operators worth knowing
In addition to this trick, Google supports many other advanced operators that can help you search the Internet more precisely. Here are some worth knowing:
- Quotation marks (” “). They ensure that Google searches for the exact word order and identical spelling of what you typed
- site:. Limits the search exclusively to one specific website. Let’s say Google AI site:benchmark.rs
- file type:. It helps you find specific document formats, PDF, Word, Excel…
Alternatively, use the “Web” filter
If you don’t want him to press the button before each one Enter you manually type hyphens and letters, Google introduced the official one last year “Web” (Network) filter.
After typing the desired term and starting the search, in the line below the input field (where there are options for Such, Video recordings i Get married) click on the option “Sea” (More) and choose „Web“. This filter instantly removes all AI previews, shopping widgets and ads. It takes you back to the good old search that consists solely of the classic 10 blue links.
Although the -ai modifier is not a permanent system solution that can be locked in the profile settings, it is a reliable and fast tool for all situations where you need a clean Internet without the interference of artificial intelligence, says 9to5 Google.