I've been feeling really guilty about the energy consumption associated with Google searches, especially with the AI features involved. Is there a way to completely turn off this AI overview? I've searched through Google's settings but haven't found anything useful, and my online searches didn't yield helpful results either. I could really use some guidance here!
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You might want to switch to DuckDuckGo. It’s a search engine that doesn’t use AI in the same way, so it could help reduce that guilt! Plus, they have options to opt-out of any AI features they do have.
You could look into browser extensions that hide or disable those AI components. There are also alternatives like UDM14 that you can check out!
Another simple trick is to add '-ai' at the end of your search query. It actually removes the AI element from the results!
OMG, this worked! Thanks so much for this tip!
Just to add, here's some extra info on opting out of their AI features: [Opting Out of DuckDuckGo AI Features](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/ai-features/opting-out-of-ai) and details on their no AI page [About noai.duckduckgo.com](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/ai-features/about-noaiduckduckgocom).