The real question is why use Google for 99% of searches? There are very few searches where Google is "necessary,"(debatable still).

Is there a link to this page, so we can all use the "I have the same question" button?

The only other way that I personally know on how to get around the google AI is when you search something at the end of the search type (-AI) that seems to work well.

Not only has AI made traditional Googling more difficult, but it's also just clogging up the search results no matter what search engine you choose...

Also, I miss Pinterest.

Google's core ranking algorithm and traditional results list rely heavily on AI and machine learning models, completely separate from generative summaries or AI overviews.

I've learned that if I absolutely have to use Google for something (which is very rare), appending a curse word with the minus symbol (i.e. "-fuck" or "-shit") completely bypasses the ai mode since its designed to not engage with curse words, and the minus tells the search engine portion to disregard this word in the search results.

It's not perfect, but it makes me feel a little better, y'know?

This userscript works for me.

Yeah you can't. So you are going to have to use something else. I found that duck duck go allows you to turn AI off.

I use it now. On Firefox.

I realize it's a shit post. I'm just commenting a fyi for people who might want an answer.

More like "you can't"

https://udm14.com/ I automatically type "14" in the address bar now and choose it from the dropdown menu.

Switch search engine

They installed an app on Android recently and it's just called Google but really it's their AI app. You can uninstall it. Who knows if it'll reinstall itself...