If you thought that disabling the smart features above would rid you of Google's AI Overviews, think again. There are a couple of things you can do to reduce their appearances, though.
How to Tell Google's AI Features to Leave You Alone, Once and for All… Its AI Mode is a dedicated AI search experience , meant to help you dive deep on topics by chatting with Google like you would with a chatbot. The company introduced personalized intelligence earlier this year to help Google tailor its search results to your life and interests. …
… Robby Stein, Google's vice president of product for Search, said at the time that Search is moving into an "agentic" era. But if you don't like the direction Google Search is heading, there are other search engines you can try for free. …
… AI updates coming to Search Robby Stein, Google's vice president of product for Search, framed this year's I/O updates as a major step in combining Google Search with advanced AI, tracing progress from AI Overviews to AI Mode and, now, a unified AI search experience. …
… Add '-ai' to your Google Search The Google Labs experiment may reduce some AI Overviews in search, but there's still no official way to disable the feature completely. Still, one simple trick seems to have better results, and that's just adding "-ai" to the end of your search query. …
… At its Google I/O annual developers conference Tuesday, the company revealed a handful of new features that aim to turn a typical Google search into a personal shopper experience driven by agentic AI. …
… This meal-planning example really shows how ChatGPT and other AI tools are a "choose your own adventure" and a handy search partner for anything you want to do with them. Just remember to maintain a balanced view of these tools. …
… Alexa in the search bar Amazon customers have mainly used the search bar on Amazon.com or in the app to look for items. Now, people can ask questions in the search bar or in a chat window to get help from Alexa for Shopping, the company said. …
… Users may also be able to swipe down from the top center of the iPhone to open a new "Search or Ask" bar, which could handle Siri queries, system search and third-party AI options like ChatGPT and Google Gemini . …
… A 2025 study from Cornell University discovered that at least five leading AI companies -- Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI -- automatically use users' inputs to train their chatbots unless the user opts out. Of those, Meta and OpenAI retain user data indefinitely. …
… The AI-powered customization tool is one of several AI updates for YouTube, including automatic AI detection and clear labels for AI-generated content . And Google's Ask YouTube is a search feature that will find the exact part of a video that answers your question. …