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===Integration of AI features onto the search engine===

Since 2023, along with the boom and pushs to generative [[AI]], Google introduced AI-powered features onto the search engine, such as AI Overview and AI Mode. These features have caused several controversies and criticism either from users and publishers, highlighting aspects such as the inability to turn these AI features off, [[wikipedia:Hallucination_(artificial_intelligence)|hallucinations]] provided by the AI that give false information to the user, the high resource consumption and environmental impact, ~~encouragement to users to avoid visiting web~~ sites ~~to get the information they need~~, potential information control and result biases, and privacy concerns.{{Citation needed|date=25 May 2026}}

Since 2023, along with the boom and pushs to generative [[AI]], Google introduced AI-powered features onto the search engine, such as AI Overview and AI Mode. These features have caused several controversies and criticism either from users and publishers, highlighting aspects such as the inability to turn these AI features off, [[wikipedia:Hallucination_(artificial_intelligence)|hallucinations]] provided by the AI that give false information to the user, the high resource consumption and environmental impact <ref>{{Cite web |last=Darley |first=James |date=2 Jun 2026 |title=What is the True Energy Cost of Google Search’s AI Overview? |url=https://energydigital.com/news/what-is-the-true-energy-cost-of-google-searchs-ai-overview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/n6f4L |archive-date=2026-06-02 |access-date=2 Jun 2026 |website=Energy Digital}}</ref>, reduction of human traffic on sites, potential information control and result biases, and privacy concerns.{{Citation needed|date=25 May 2026}}

====AI Overview (2023)====

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The users' backlash over Google's search engine have increased the installations and visits to other alternative engines that allow to opt-out from AI features or are completely free of them, such as [[Brave|Brave Search]], [[DuckDuckGo]], [[Yahoo]] or [[Bing]]. According to DuckDuckGo, during May 20 and May 25, app installs in the US rose by 18.1%, with installs peaking at 30.5% during May 25.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Tech Desk |date=1 Jun 2026 |title=DuckDuckGo installs jump 30% amid backlash over Google AI Search |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/duckduckgo-installs-jump-30-amid-backlash-over-google-ai-search-10715761/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260602052445/https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/duckduckgo-installs-jump-30-amid-backlash-over-google-ai-search-10715761/ |archive-date=2026-06-02|access-date=2 Jun 2026 |website=Indian Express}}</ref>

==Lawsuit==

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 ===Integration of AI features onto the search engine===
-Since 2023, along with the boom and pushs to generative [[AI]], Google introduced AI-powered features onto the search engine, such as AI Overview and AI Mode. These features have caused several controversies and criticism either from users and publishers, highlighting aspects such as the inability to turn these AI features off, [[wikipedia:Hallucination_(artificial_intelligence)|hallucinations]] provided by the AI that give false information to the user, the high resource consumption and environmental impact, encouragement to users to avoid visiting web sites to get the information they need, potential information control and result biases, and privacy concerns.{{Citation needed|date=25 May 2026}}
+Since 2023, along with the boom and pushs to generative [[AI]], Google introduced AI-powered features onto the search engine, such as AI Overview and AI Mode. These features have caused several controversies and criticism either from users and publishers, highlighting aspects such as the inability to turn these AI features off, [[wikipedia:Hallucination_(artificial_intelligence)|hallucinations]] provided by the AI that give false information to the user, the high resource consumption and environmental impact <ref>{{Cite web |last=Darley |first=James |date=2 Jun 2026 |title=What is the True Energy Cost of Google Search’s AI Overview? |url=https://energydigital.com/news/what-is-the-true-energy-cost-of-google-searchs-ai-overview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/n6f4L |archive-date=2026-06-02 |access-date=2 Jun 2026 |website=Energy Digital}}</ref>, reduction of human traffic on sites, potential information control and result biases, and privacy concerns.{{Citation needed|date=25 May 2026}}
 ====AI Overview (2023)====
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 The users' backlash over Google's search engine have increased the installations and visits to other alternative engines that allow to opt-out from AI features or are completely free of them, such as [[Brave|Brave Search]], [[DuckDuckGo]], [[Yahoo]] or [[Bing]]. According to DuckDuckGo, during May 20 and May 25, app installs in the US rose by 18.1%, with installs peaking at 30.5% during May 25.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Tech Desk |date=1 Jun 2026 |title=DuckDuckGo installs jump 30% amid backlash over Google AI Search |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/duckduckgo-installs-jump-30-amid-backlash-over-google-ai-search-10715761/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260602052445/https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/duckduckgo-installs-jump-30-amid-backlash-over-google-ai-search-10715761/ |archive-date=2026-06-02|access-date=2 Jun 2026 |website=Indian Express}}</ref>
 ==Lawsuit==