Google Search Swearword Trick Disables AI Overviews for Users

What Happened

Users have discovered that inserting a swearword into their Google Search queries effectively stops the AI Overviews feature from displaying answers. This tactic emerged as a workaround after the AI Overview system gave some notoriously inaccurate, strange, or even dangerous responses, which caused public concern regarding the reliability of Google’s generative AI in search results. Some experts note that while the method works, it may limit useful features and is not a permanent fix for the system’s problems.

Why It Matters

This move highlights growing unease around large-scale AI integration in everyday tools like search engines. It reflects user skepticism of AI-powered answers and signals potential trust and safety issues as generative systems like Google’s become widespread. Read more in our AI News Hub