I tricked Google into removing AI overviews. Here's how I did it
- 13 hours ago
- 1 min read
Google's AI Overviews have largely taken over Search at this point. The feature, which summarizes information and answers questions without requiring you to click on any links, has decimated web traffic for publishers, and produced numerous factual errors. I also just find the feature intrusive.
When it comes to AI products, it's hard to tell if you're dealing with a work in progress or a finished product. This is why I've invested so much time in trying to remove these overviews from my web searches. Unfortunately, there's no official way to turn them off. Still, I've discovered that a few tweaks can make Google's AI-infused answers a little less prominent.
Of all the ways to remove AI Overviews from Google, this one is my favorite because it's the easiest and most repeatable method yet. All you have to do is use the NOT (-) operator that modifies search to exclude certain parameters. In this example, searching who owns Facebook will generate an overlay.
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