Using a swearword in your Google search can stop the AI answer. But should you?

<p>Artificial intelligence is more than Trump deepfakes of Tilly the actor. It’s used in smartphones, customer service, healthcare – even legal cases. Is it possible to avoid?</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>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.</p><p>You can choose not to use ChatGPT, to avoid AI-enabled software, to refuse to talk to a chatbot. You can ignore Donald Trump <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/24/trump-taylor-swift-deepfakes-ai">posting deepfakes</a>, and dodge anything with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/01/the-ai-actor-tilly-norwood-is-a-symptom-of-blandified-film-culture-we-need-a-return-to-reality">Tilly the AI actor</a> in it.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/11/using-a-swearword-in-your-google-search-can-stop-the-ai-answer-but-should-you">Continue reading...</a>