Google’s AI Overviews have dominated search results, summarizing answers before you can click a single link. Reaching over 2 billion monthly users, not everyone is a fan of the AI everywhere approach, especially with a new study highlighting that AI Overviews aren't always accurate.
But now a browser extension called Bye Bye, Google AI is giving frustrated users a way to end AI Overviews for good.
Developed by Avram Piltch, former Editor-in-Chief of Tom's Hardware, the extension hides Google’s AI — including AI Overviews, AI Mode and other experimental panels that crowd results.
Note, it’s not made by Google, and it doesn’t modify the backend of Search itself. Instead, it simply uses CSS to block those AI elements from appearing, restoring a cleaner, more traditional results page.
How Bye Bye, Google works
Start by going to Bye Bye, Google and install the browser. Once installed, the browser can remove multiple blocks from Google including:
- AI Overviews (the summaries that appear above web results)
- The AI Mode toggle
- “Discussions and forums,” “Shopping,” “Videos” and other experimental content panels
- The “People also ask” section and featured snippets, if you choose
The browswer is available for both Chrome and Firefox, with open-source code published on GitHub. The tool gives users more control over what shows up on their screen, especially as Google continues doubling down on AI integration across Search, Chrome and Gemini.
AI fatigue on the internet
As Google pushes deeper into AI with features like Gemini-powered search summaries and contextual answers, user fatigue is setting in. Some users are switching to Perplexity or even DuckDuckGo, because they want browsers that emphasize non-AI curated results.
With AI use at an all-time high, some people want the option to opt out. That tension mirrors the larger challenge every tech company faces — how to innovate without alienating the people who made their platforms popular in the first place.
Google’s AI Overviews have been controversial since launch, surfacing inaccurate or bizarre results. While Google has tightened its safeguards, users remain split: some appreciate the quick summaries, while others say they clutter results, bury publisher links, and break the browsing flow
Bottom line
The Bye Bye, Google AI extension doesn’t remove Google’s AI systems entirely, but it does make them invisible. And, since Google isn’t dropping AI from Search, this browser lets users drop AI themselves.
If you’ve been longing for the old, straightforward Google experience, this might be the closest you’ll get — at least until the company gives users an official toggle of their own.
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