Let Google do the searching for you.

The moment has come, and Google is doubling down on AI.

But what if you dont want Googles AI answers?

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These AI overviews have proven to hallucinate about as much as any other AI chatbotwhich is a lot.

Someone already made a Chrome extension to block Google AI overview, which you might downloadhere.

Its possible Google could thwart extensions like this, but for now, it works.

Screenshot: Google

Screenshot: Google

Just in case, heres another surefire way to get back to regular Google Search.

Were going to set that as your default search engine in Chromes address bar.

First, you want to head to Google Chromes search engine page.

Screenshot: Google

Screenshot: Google

Once there, tap the Add button next to Site search.

Then youll get a dialog box with three fields for Name, Shortcut, and URL.

Its clear at this point that Google sees AI as an existential moment for the company.

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Screenshot: Google

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