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Google now offers ‘web’ search — and an AI opt-out button (www.theverge.com)
submitted 5 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Can I opt out of the LLM bullshit "articles" in the results? Let me also opt out of the SEO bullshit "articles" and I'll start using Google again.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Can I opt out of the LLM bullshit “articles” in the results?

Of course not. Hell, the entire "AI Opt-Out" is pure pastiche. Just the illusion of choice, in a system that exists to maximize the number of ads you see no matter what you do.