How to Disable AI Search for Accurate Research
Patrick Bushe · May 1, 2026
Google's AI Overviews can't be switched off, but they can be kept off your screen. Search Cleaner hides them on google.com search pages, which puts the sources first. Accuracy still depends on the sources you choose: for research, Google Scholar, library databases and official statistics are more reliable starting points than general search.
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