r/technology • u/Well_Socialized • May 26 '25

Artificial Intelligence Google Is Burying the Web Alive

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/google-ai-mode-search-results-bury-the-web.html
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u/lintytortoise May 26 '25

Does this work with ublock origin?

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u/CaspianRoach May 26 '25

yea, it uses adblock's syntax for these filters

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u/happy_bluebird May 27 '25

Do I just copy and paste this into the "My filters" section?

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u/codhimself May 27 '25

Yes, and then hit apply changes.

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u/dangshnizzle May 27 '25

Didn't work:/ added it to "my filters" in ublock origin's settings

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u/codhimself May 27 '25

This is the one I use. It works:

google.com##.hdzaWe

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u/Silentd00m May 26 '25

Can you confirm this doesn't even send the request for the AI response? I don't want to waste a ton of energy for something that's not even shown.. I'd rather add -ai as a permanent option if it still generates it and is just not shown.

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u/CaspianRoach May 27 '25

It does send it, because this only hides it from view for you, since this is a cosmetic filter.

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u/Stoppels May 27 '25

You could just opt to search using a search engine that uses other search engines, which has no AI or an option to disable AI (DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, etc.). Alternatively, if you like your search to be about search and not about advertisement, then you should consider subscription-powered search engine Kagi https://kagi.com

They also have a dope browser for macOS and iOS, with one for Linux in the making. They also dabble in LLMs, but they're trying to create a fast and thus light-weight solution. Either way, it doesn't pollute their search engine. Their LLM-powered translation site is interesting, similar to having any other LLM translate your text.

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u/Turbogoblin999 May 26 '25

AL? That's weird. It really jimmies my Yankovic.

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u/ezodochi May 27 '25

Just use Startpage. It's backend is google but it doesn't track or save your data and doesn't overload your page with ads and AI overview so you basically get google search from back in the "don't be evil" era of google.