how to turn off ai on google

To turn off AI features on Google, there are several approaches depending on the specific Google product or AI function:

• For Google Assistant on Android smartphones:
  1. Open the Google app.
  2. Tap your profile picture, go to Settings > Google Assistant > All Settings > General.
  3. Toggle off Google Assistant.
• For Google smart speakers:
  1. Open the Google Home app.
  2. Select the device, go to Settings > More settings > Assistant.
  3. Disable Assistant or turn off activation triggers like "Hey Google."
• To reduce AI-driven personalization in Google Search:
  1. Go to Google Account Activity Controls.
  2. Turn off Web & App Activity, Location History, and Ad Personalization.
• To turn off AI writing features in Gmail:
  1. Open Gmail Settings from the gear icon.
  2. Under the General tab, disable Smart Compose, Smart Compose Personalization, and Smart Reply.
• To disable AI Overviews in Google Search results (which currently cannot be fully turned off):
  • Use the URL tweak by adding "&udm=14" to the Google search URL for classic search results.
  • Use a browser extension like "Hide Google AI Overviews" available for Chrome and Firefox to remove AI summary boxes.
  • Alternatively, use filters like uBlock Origin with custom filters to hide AI Overviews.
• For disabling Search Live AI Mode on mobile Google app:
  Visit labs.google.com/search and follow instructions to disable AI Mode.

These options collectively allow controlling or turning off various AI features Google employs across its platforms to an extent, though some AI elements like AI Overviews in search are not fully removable yet.