This will be a living document for me to record and save all the methods I’ve used to remove AI from search, browsers, software and other aspects of my digital life, in the cases where it’s getting in my way. I honestly can’t believe how much it’s being shoved down our throats and how hard it’s getting to keep my kids from being slowly enveloped by this molasses of “don’t think, we’ll do it for you” and “don’t look at what other humans have made, let us summarize and recreate it for you.” No thanks.

Browsers

• Create a custom search engine to use Google’s Web Only view.
  • Name: Google Web
  • Url: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14 
  • Nickname: gw
• Turn off various AI flags in Chromium browsers (Chrome, Vivaldi, Brave).
  • chrome://flags/#ai-mode-omnibox-entry-point
  • chrome://flags/#omnibox-toolbelt
  • chrome://flags/#omnibox-allow-ai-mode-matches
  • chrome://flags/aim-entry-point-direct-navigation
  • More: https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/1q888nr/permanently_disable_chrome_search_bars_stupid_ai/
• Remove (deactivate) Gemini and Google AI from Search options under Settings > Search.

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