Sick of fake AI pics? DuckDuckGo’s new filter lets you hide AI images for good

Are you sick of AI-generated pictures getting in the way of your image searches? DuckDuckGo has heard your complaints loud and clear. DuckDuckGo, a search engine that cares about privacy, just added a new feature that lets users hide AI-generated images from results. You can now conceal AI-generated images in search results using DuckDuckGo.

DuckDuckGo is introducing a new feature that allows users to exclude AI images from search results.

Why did DuckDuckGo add this filter now?

According to the company, the feature is being introduced in response to user feedback indicating that AI images may impede users' ability to find what they're looking for.

By performing a search on DuckDuckGo and selecting the Images tab, users can access the new setting. They will then be presented with a new drop-down menu labeled "AI images."

After that, users can select "show" or "hide" to indicate whether they wish to view AI content. By selecting the "Hide AI-Generated Images" option in their search settings, users can also activate the filter, as per a report by Tech Crunch.

DuckDuckGo's latest feature coincides with the proliferation of AI slop, low-quality media content created with generative AI technology, on the internet.

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Does it completely remove AI content?

According to a post on X by DuckDuckGo, "the filter relies on manually curated open-source blocklists, including the 'nuclear' list, provided by uBlockOrigin and uBlacklist Huge AI Blocklist."



"While it won’t catch 100% of AI-generated results, it will greatly reduce the number of AI-generated images you see. "

DuckDuckGo stated that it intends to add more filters in the future, but it gave no details.

It's important to note that DuckDuckGo's example of the new feature shows an image search for a baby peacock.

This is probably a reference to Google's controversy last year when it displayed more artificial intelligence-generated images of baby peacocks than actual images when users searched for the bird.

DuckDuckGo looks like it's trying to be a cleaner, more reliable option for people who want real images instead of guesses made by machines.

People want to be able to filter out AI-generated content as it becomes more common online, and DuckDuckGo now lets them do that.

FAQs

How can I block AI images in DuckDuckGo?
Simply navigate to the Images tab and select the new "AI images" dropdown to hide them.

Will it remove all AI images?
Not entirely, but it will reduce the majority of them using open-source blocklists.