AI Slop

[EEPhil]

Not sure if I'm missing the point here but simply putting " -ai" after your search term removes the AI slop. Well it does in Chrome anyway.
Admittedly, it would be nicer to just have an ai-off setting that you do once and forget.

Just tried that on the DuckDuckGo search engine and no slop.

 

[Black Hole]

I have it turned off in DuckDuckGo settings, but it still does.

 

[EEPhil]

Well it does in Chrome anyway.

According to PCMag

Chrome Is Quietly Downloading a 4GB AI Model Without Your Permission.

WTF?

 

[prpr]

According to PCMag

WTF?

Thankfully it doesn't seem to do it on Linux.

 

[HugeMaximum]

On a side note - why AI slop? I see the term is being used by some Windows detractors, referring to Microslop. If the cap fits, I suppose.

Other Microsoft detractor 'gems': Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsloth
There's more that I found when Googling - and the frickin' AI results came up... forgot the -AI or &udm=14. But then found a recent Firefox update has made Google the default search engine via the address bar, and you don't even see the address that it sends (address bar changed to search bar) . Now changing settings back to how I like them (again).
Need some funny derogatory names for Google to take the 'Edge' off , but don't Google that!

 

[prpr]

to take the 'Edge' off , but don't Google that!

Is that not something to do with M$ then?

 

[HugeMaximum]

Is that not something to do with M$ then?

Trying to out (Fire)Fox my Chrome dome?