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ProfessorGAC

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13. I Can't Tell You The Number Of Times...

Reply to markodochartaigh (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 03:05 PM

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...I've compared the AI overview to Wikipedia and found it to be a direct lift.
Many, many times AI appears to merely be very good at looking things up very quickly.
It doesn't "know" the stuff, it's just fast at finding it.

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I am sorry to bother, but as a card-carrying Luddite, I need to know (since it just popped up yesterday) [View all] Evolve Dammit Sunday OP

Highplainsdem just posted on this today - how to turn the slop off SheltieLover Sunday #1

Thank you! Evolve Dammit Sunday #8

YW! SheltieLover Sunday #11

Thanks! I did. Much appreciated Evolve Dammit Monday #14

Yw. I detest ai slop, too! SheltieLover Monday #16

In which part of your computer (or tablet or phone) is the AI ? Browser or a general thing ? Tetrachloride Sunday #2

Change to DuckDuckGo! Scrivener7 Sunday #3

I tried to do it earlier and it didn't work - Ms. Toad Sunday #4

Thanks! Evolve Dammit Sunday #7

I get these AI overviews on my phone browser. markodochartaigh Sunday #5

I Can't Tell You The Number Of Times... ProfessorGAC Monday #13

What is this? I've never seen any of that on my devices. hunter Sunday #6

How do you blacklist? Sounds good! Evolve Dammit Sunday #9

Mostly uBlock Origin with a right click. hunter Sunday #10

Thanks. I'm running out of bandwidth with all this relentless crap! Evolve Dammit Monday #15

I don't know what we can do. Tsunami of absolute AI BS. And most companies are utilizing it. Rage Against the Machine? Evolve Dammit 4 hrs ago #17

I second the Duckduckgo, have also considered Brave but not tried as of yet...nt blue_jay Monday #12