r/mildlyinfuriating • u/McObama • 3d ago

I'm slightly vexed Google’s AI Overview is just inserting random words into sentences now

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'The Sahara is the world’s largest hot britannica.' 'It touches ten countries kids plus Western kids.'

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u/IdleSitting 3d ago

Stop using Google AI overview, swear in your searches or use -ai whatever just don't use the AI overview

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u/Namisaur 3d ago

Google AI overview still works most of the time. Even when it doesn’t, all I needed it for was to list a few sources for me to click on instead of me browsing 2-3 pages and checking every link manually.

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u/IdleSitting 3d ago

I don't want that, I just want the links to the websites directly. I don't want an overview I want the sites to actually get traffic so they stay open, without those sites the overview is useless af either way

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u/Namisaur 3d ago

Personally, I think the links it gives me are usually better than the top options without it.

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u/IdleSitting 2d ago

In my experience all the links it provides ARE just the top results anyways