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Evolve Dammit

(21,568 posts)
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 02:56 PM Oct 2025

I am sorry to bother, but as a card-carrying Luddite, I need to know (since it just popped up yesterday)

how to get rid of "Google AI mode" which apparently (to me) has no way to delete it.
AI is...... gettinng scary. Google controls 90% is what I heard yesterday on MSNBC or C-Span? I can't keep up with the firehose of fresh hell every day.
I know some DU'er knows the answer to my silly ass question and I appreciate any info/ reccs you have
Thanks.
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I am sorry to bother, but as a card-carrying Luddite, I need to know (since it just popped up yesterday) (Original Post) Evolve Dammit Oct 2025 OP
Highplainsdem just posted on this today - how to turn the slop off SheltieLover Oct 2025 #1
Thank you! Evolve Dammit Oct 2025 #8
YW! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #11
Thanks! I did. Much appreciated Evolve Dammit Oct 2025 #14
Yw. I detest ai slop, too! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #16
In which part of your computer (or tablet or phone) is the AI ? Browser or a general thing ? Tetrachloride Oct 2025 #2
Change to DuckDuckGo! Scrivener7 Oct 2025 #3
I tried to do it earlier and it didn't work - Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #4
Thanks! Evolve Dammit Oct 2025 #7
I get these AI overviews on my phone browser. markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #5
I Can't Tell You The Number Of Times... ProfessorGAC Oct 2025 #13
What is this? I've never seen any of that on my devices. hunter Oct 2025 #6
How do you blacklist? Sounds good! Evolve Dammit Oct 2025 #9
Mostly uBlock Origin with a right click. hunter Oct 2025 #10
Thanks. I'm running out of bandwidth with all this relentless crap! Evolve Dammit Oct 2025 #15
I don't know what we can do. Tsunami of absolute AI BS. And most companies are utilizing it. Rage Against the Machine? Evolve Dammit Oct 2025 #17
I second the Duckduckgo, have also considered Brave but not tried as of yet...nt blue_jay Oct 2025 #12

Tetrachloride

(9,434 posts)
2. In which part of your computer (or tablet or phone) is the AI ? Browser or a general thing ?
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 02:58 PM
Oct 2025

1. What is your device ?
2. What app is infiltrated ?

markodochartaigh

(5,162 posts)
5. I get these AI overviews on my phone browser.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 03:44 PM
Oct 2025

I can read the first paragraph or so without clicking on anything. I keep it just to see how frequently it displays obviously false information.

ProfessorGAC

(76,016 posts)
13. I Can't Tell You The Number Of Times...
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 02:05 PM
Oct 2025

...I've compared the AI overview to Wikipedia and found it to be a direct lift.
Many, many times AI appears to merely be very good at looking things up very quickly.
It doesn't "know" the stuff, it's just fast at finding it.

hunter

(40,411 posts)
6. What is this? I've never seen any of that on my devices.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 05:19 PM
Oct 2025

Probably because I'm an actual internet Luddite.

I have an ancient 4GLTE flip phone. On my computers I surf the internet like it's 1998. There's no Android, Apple, or Microsoft in my personal universe. It's all Linux.

Anything on the internet that annoys me, which would include google AI assistance if I ever stumbled upon it, I blacklist.

I can't say I'm enthusiastic about Duckduckgo except that it can still be tamed. When that's no longer the case I'll move on.


hunter

(40,411 posts)
10. Mostly uBlock Origin with a right click.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 06:57 PM
Oct 2025
https://ublockorigin.com/

Sadly recent versions of google chrome broke that so I've retreated to firefox.

I don't have to worry about "smart phone" stuff because I haven't got one.

If I'm really, really, really annoyed I'll pull a hammer out of my Linux toolbox and blacklist entire domains from my internet.




Evolve Dammit

(21,568 posts)
17. I don't know what we can do. Tsunami of absolute AI BS. And most companies are utilizing it. Rage Against the Machine?
Thu Oct 16, 2025, 03:29 PM
Oct 2025
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