How to turn off AI searches

I'm a college student and don't want to use AI for anything at all, I don't want to risk being outed for plagiarism or misinformation. Found out this morning that AI Overviews is somehow enabled, and I can't find anywhere on how to turn this off? I'm not apart of any Google AI programs, I do not wish to participate. For reference, this is what it looks like

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Barry Schwartz

Mar 28, 2024

Google is running a test where they are turning these on for a small subset of searchers. You got lucky - I guess.

Squ1ddy

Original Poster

Mar 28, 2024

More like unlucky, I didn't even apply for this and I hate AI. No one needs AI generated searches filled with misinfo and I definitely don't need it.

Varunprakash

Platinum Product Expert

Mar 28, 2024

Kindly refer to [FAQ] How to Disable Google SGE - Google Search Community

Varunprakash

Platinum Product Expert

Mar 29, 2024

Can you try to access from https://labs.google.com/search

Squ1ddy

Original Poster

Mar 29, 2024

That method did not work, however, the AI overview seems to be gone. It's not appearing in my searches anymore but I still don't know why it was in the first place

Varunprakash

Platinum Product Expert

Apr 25, 2024

The team at Google confirmed that some people may see AI overviews in Search for a subset of queries in the US and UK, through an experiment they’re running that extends beyond users who’ve opted into Search Generative Experience (SGE) in Search Labs. As part of this test, AI overviews can’t be turned off. For more details, see this article from Search Engine Land.