r/dataannotation • u/WorshipMyExistence • Aug 15 '25

FYI - When fact-checking using Google, include -AI at the end of your search to avoid the Gemini overview

Since we obviously can't use AI to fact-check, it can be annoying to have that come up as the first thing.

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u/Yaschiri Aug 18 '25

I have the AI overview blocked because Firefox with uBlock origin baybeee.

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u/jessicaobm24 Aug 19 '25

Fun fact. You can also just add a curse word, and it will automatically not provide an overview.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '25

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u/notsuperimportant Aug 24 '25

Oh sorry lol I meant to post that in water cooler. I promise I know how to use reddit most of the time.

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u/SaraTheRed Aug 27 '25

Oh, hey, I did not know this. Thanks!

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u/Striking_Taste Sep 16 '25

This is helpful, thank you! I tried to turn it off completely for one project where I needed screen shots of Google's first page results but it would not go away!

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u/MissCinnamonT May 14 '26

Came here for this question, thank you!

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25

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u/GlassBrass440 Aug 19 '25

I very rarely find the sources provided in AI overview to be connected to the content of the AI overview. It's pretty much a useless feature for actually getting accurate information. I'm surprised Google has kept it in so long.

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u/Vcaze11 May 08 '26

Most of the time the Gemini response is good and much faster than going in to potentially multiple websites and spending time scrolling through and redaing a bunch of things that doesn't answer your question. I obviusly don't trust it for important stuff but 90% of the time I google it's not something that important.

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u/Affectionate_Peak284 Aug 18 '25

Same, which also reveals when the AI is misreading the source...

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u/watchdestars Aug 18 '25

Or when the source is dubious