Using a swearword in your Google search can stop the AI answer. But should you? [View all]
Tory Shepherd
Fri 10 Oct 2025 19.00 EDT
Using a swearword in your Google search can stop that annoying AI overview from popping up. Some apps let you switch off their artificial intelligence.
You can choose not to use ChatGPT, to avoid AI-enabled software, to refuse to talk to a chatbot. You can ignore Donald Trump posting deepfakes, and dodge anything with Tilly the AI actor in it.
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Dr Kobi Leins – an AI management and governance expert – chooses to opt out when medical practitioners want to use AI.
She told a specialist she didn’t want AI transcription software used for her child’s appointment but was told it was necessary because the specialist was “time poor” and if she did not want it used she would need to go somewhere else.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/11/using-a-swearword-in-your-google-search-can-stop-the-ai-answer-but-should-you
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