You can turn off AI in Google Search results with this easy modifier - 9to5Google
Google Search just gave users an exit ramp from AI Overviews. One URL parameter is doing what billions of searches couldn't.
Why it matters
Users are discovering a hidden Google Search modifier (&udm=14) that strips AI-generated content from results, signaling potential backlash against AI integration in core search products and giving consumers direct control over AI adoption.
The key facts
10 to knowURL parameter &udm=14 disables Google AI Overviews
Removes AI Overviews and Knowledge Cards from search results
Works on both desktop and Android
Users describe results as avoiding 'AI slop'
Modifier is spreading through user communities organically
URL parameter '&udm=14' disables AI Overviews and Knowledge Cards
Workaround available on both desktop and Android
User-driven workaround suggests significant adoption of opt-out behavior
Multiple tech publications covering the same user-led solution independently
Feature applicable to Google Search product layer
Go to the source
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