How to Outsmart Google’s AI Overviews and Get Your Classic Search Results Back

The F-Word to the Rescue?

Google’s AI Overviews have been met with a lukewarm reception, and unfortunately, there’s no official way to turn them off just yet. However, a clever workaround has emerged that might just do the trick. By incorporating a certain… let’s call it “colorful language” into your search query, you can effectively negate the AI Overview and return to the good old days of blue links galore.

The Science Behind the Magic

According to Gizmodo, adding a dash of profanity to your search request can do the trick. In their example, typing in “How large is the f*cking student body of Yale University?” (minus the asterisk, of course) yields a clean bill of Google Search results, free from AI summary hijinks.

But Does it Work?

Yes, it does! Removing the, ahem, “colorful language” from the search query reinstates the AI Overview at the top of the page. For those who’ve grown tired of the imperfect AI summaries, this might be a welcome respite.

Other Workarounds and Takeaways

While this method might not be around for long, there are other ways to achieve the same result. Third-party Chrome extensions and suffixes at the end of search queries can also bypass the AI Overview. However, using this little blue language trick feels like a satisfying rebellion against the AI overlords.

Time for Google to Give Us a Way Out?

As it stands, Google might be more willing to give users a proper out from the AI Overviews if they’re willing to tolerate the current workaround. But for now, it seems we’re stuck with the imperfect AI summaries, or we can get creative and use a little blue language to get our classic search results back.

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