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Add "fucking" to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries

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Re: Add "fucking" to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries

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Post by notahacker »

pjc50 wrote: post #50
danso wrote: post #37

One tip I like to give for exploring public data is to do an early search for the word "fuck". It's a pretty ubiquitous word, but one that you assume shouldn't show up for certain fields, so seeing it, or not seeing it, can give useful insight to the the scope of the data universe and collection. Including where/who the data comes from, whether or not any validation exists during the collection process, and how updat…

There used to be a Fucking, Austria until they decided to self censor for the pesky English speakers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugging,_Upper_Austria

disappointed that Fucking has self censored, bearing in mind their road safety signs used to suggest local residents were in on the joke https://imgur.com/5KOCwdC

Re: Add "fucking" to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries

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Post by mrandish »

I waste so much time figuring out how to get a previously functional tool to stop shoving AI generated crap I don't want and never asked for in front of me. They either provide no way to turn it off or hide how to turn it off deep in settings surrounded by dark patterns.

I think it's because management at these companies has set AI usage metrics as a critical KPI. Thus teams are highly incentivized to just stick that shit in front of everyone and make sure it's hard or impossible to turn off. I actually think AI can be genuinely useful in the right context but this insane over-rotation to shoving it down our throats risks turning AI into this decade's Microsoft Bob - universally despised simply on general principle.

Re: Add "fucking" to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries

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Post by SubiculumCode »

chatmasta wrote: post #15
clircle wrote: post #8

Alternatively, you can just disable AI overviews in your Google settings. But that does not make for a very interesting Gizmodo article.

Can you? I couldn’t figure out how to do that. Then again maybe it’s because I googled it and the AI result told me it’s not possible. Does anyone know if there’s a uBlock origin filter for this?

Used the block element chooser by right clicking on the over view. However, I suspect it will be temporary given the random key: blocked: http://www.google.com/##div.EjQTId.YNk70c:nth-of-type(1)

Re: Add "fucking" to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries

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Post by segasaturn »

bluetidepro wrote: post #22
braza wrote: post #12

I work with ML and I am bullish with AI in general; said that, I would pay between 5 to 10 USD a feature or toggle called “No AI” for several services. For myself I noticed 2 bad effects in my daily usage: - Search: impossible to reach any original content in the first positions. Almost everything sounds like AIsh. The punctuation, the commas, the semicolon, the narro vocabulary, and the derivative nature of the rece…

For search, use Kagi. You don’t have to use their AI products at all to just use search.

If Kagi made a cheaper "no AI" tier I would be happy to subscribe. AI is costly to run, so even if you don't use the AI it's priced into your subscription fee - you're paying for an expensive product you don't want or use.

e: according to Kagi's pricing page they do have a 'no AI' tier, but it limits your number of searches to 300/month. Seems like a totally arbitrary limitation, but its still better than forced AI.

Re: Add "fucking" to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries

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Post by tokioyoyo »

mrandish wrote: post #62

I waste so much time figuring out how to get a previously functional tool to stop shoving AI generated crap I don't want and never asked for in front of me. They either provide no way to turn it off or hide how to turn it off deep in settings surrounded by dark patterns. I think it's because management at these companies has set AI usage metrics as a critical KPI. Thus teams are highly incentivized to just stick that…

Not sure if it works for everyone, but write a quick addon that changes your browser’s Agent header to something random or find an open source one. Google seems to freak out and give a bit different version of itself. I discovered it accidentally, not sure how far it works though.

Re: Add "fucking" to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries

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Post by 867-5309 »

amarcheschi wrote: post #41
jprete wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're looking for that kind of content, you could remove the minus sign?

Well, yes. You'll probably find some very niche kink videos though, depending on your search

archive footage of the Queen of Fuc's husband?

Re: Add "fucking" to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries

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Post by mrandish »

bmurphy1976 wrote: post #60
edflsafoiewq wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not like it doesn't freely ignore any unquoted word whenever it feels like it.

The quoted words search barely works these days anyway.

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