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CNET
7 days ago
- CNET
Here's How to Hide AI-Generated Images in Search Results in DuckDuckGo
With a new tool built into DuckDuckGo's privacy-focused search engine, you can hide AI-generated images from your search results, which could help ensure you see fewer misleading or fake photos. The filter isn't on by default, though, so you have to enable it. Here's how. 1. Go to 2. Search for an image, something like "baby peacock." 3. Go to the Images tab. 4. Click AI Images: show to open a dropdown menu. 5. Click Hide. DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo said in an email to CNET that the image filter relies on open-source blocklists from uBlockOrigin and uBlacklist Huge AI Blocklist. CNET's Katelyn Chedraoui covers AI, like chatbots and image generators, and she thinks tools like this are a great way to give people more control over their search experiences. However, she said these tools aren't perfect. "AI images are impossible to escape online," Chedraoui said. "There's no silver bullet for weeding out AI." DuckDuckGo conceded in its email to CNET that this filter won't stop every AI-generated image result. But the company said that the filter "will greatly reduce the number of AI-generated images you see." The company said it plans on adding more filters in the future. For more on DuckDuckGo, here's what to know about the privacy-focused search engine, five reasons why you should use it and what to know about its VPN service.
CNET
18-07-2025
- CNET
This Search Engine Lets You Hide AI-Generated Images in Search Results
DuckDuckGo, the company behind the privacy-focused search engine, now has a new tool built into its search engine that lets you filter out AI-generated images from your search results. That way, you may see fewer misleading or fake photos when looking for images. However, the filter is not on by default, so you have to enable it. Here's how to use the AI-generated image filter in DuckDuckGo. 1. Go to 2. Search for an image, something like "baby peacock." 3. Go to the Images tab. 4. Click AI Images: show to open a dropdown menu. 5. Click Hide. DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo said in an email to CNET that the image filter relies on open-source blocklists from uBlockOrigin and uBlacklist Huge AI Blocklist. CNET's Katelyn Chedraoui covers AI, like chatbots and image generators, and she thinks tools like this are a great way of giving people more control over their search experiences. However, she said these tools aren't perfect. "AI images are impossible to escape online," Chedraoui said. "There's no silver bullet for weeding out AI." DuckDuckGo conceded in its email to CNET that this filter won't stop every AI-generated image result. But the company said that the filter "will greatly reduce the number of AI-generated images you see." The company said it plans on adding more filters in the future. For more on DuckDuckGo, here's what to know about the privacy-focused search engine, five reasons why you should use it and what to know about its VPN service.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Yahoo
DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results
Privacy-focused browser DuckDuckGo is rolling out a new setting that lets users filter out AI images in search results. The company says it's launching the feature in response to feedback from users who said AI images can get in the way of finding what they're looking for. Users can access the new setting by conducting a search on DuckDuckGo and heading to the Images tab. From there, they will see a new dropdown menu titled 'AI images.' Users can then choose whether or not they want to see AI content by selecting 'show' or 'hide.' Users can also turn on the filter in their search settings by tapping the 'Hide AI-Generated Images' option. DuckDuckGo's new feature comes as the internet is being flooded with AI 'slop,' which refers to low-quality media content made using generative AI technology. 'The filter relies on manually curated open-source blocklists, including the 'nuclear' list, provided by uBlockOrigin and uBlacklist Huge AI Blocklist,' DuckDuckGo said in a post on X. 'While it won't catch 100% of AI-generated results, it will greatly reduce the number of AI-generated images you see.' DuckDuckGo says it plans on adding additional filters in the future, but didn't provide specifics. It's worth noting that DuckDuckGo's example for the new feature depicts an image search for a baby peacock, likely in reference to Google facing controversy last year for showing more AI-generated images of baby peacocks rather than real-life images when conducting an image search for the bird.
TechCrunch
18-07-2025
- TechCrunch
DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results
Privacy-focused browser DuckDuckGo is rolling out a new setting that lets users filter out AI images in search results. The company says it's launching the feature in response to feedback from users who said AI images can get in the way of finding what they're looking for. Users can access the new setting by conducting a search on DuckDuckGo and heading to the Images tab. From there, they will see a new dropdown menu titled 'AI images.' Users can then choose whether or not they want to see AI content by selecting 'show' or 'hide.' Users can also turn on the filter in their search settings by tapping the 'Hide AI-Generated Images' option. Image Credits:DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo's new feature comes as the internet is being flooded with AI 'slop,' which refers to low-quality media content made using generative AI technology. 'The filter relies on manually curated open-source blocklists, including the 'nuclear' list, provided by uBlockOrigin and uBlacklist Huge AI Blocklist,' DuckDuckGo said in a post on X. 'While it won't catch 100% of AI-generated results, it will greatly reduce the number of AI-generated images you see.' DuckDuckGo says it plans on adding additional filters in the future, but didn't provide specifics. It's worth noting that DuckDuckGo's example for the new feature depicts an image search for a baby peacock, likely in reference to Google facing controversy last year for showing more AI-generated images of baby peacocks rather than real-life images when conducting an image search for the bird.
