Sick of AI Overviews? The old Google is still hiding in plain sight
Google Search has become cluttered with AI-generated summaries and ads, frustrating many users. A new site, udm14.com, allows users to bypass this clutter and access a more traditional list of search results. Users can also manually add a parameter to Google URLs to achieve the same effect without using a proxy site.
- ▪Google Search now features AI summaries and sponsored results that dominate the screen.
- ▪Udm14.com offers a way to strip away AI Overviews for a cleaner search experience.
- ▪Users can also manually add '&udm=14' to Google URLs to access the traditional search format.
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Try This Sick of AI Overviews? The old Google is still hiding in plain sight Here’s how to skip the AI-generated answers and return to a simple list of useful links. Try This By Sam Singleton, Assistant Editor, PCWorld May 25, 2026 5:00 am PDT Image: Mark Hachman / Foundry Google Search used to feel like a clean list of links. Now half the screen is taken up by AI summaries and sponsored results that try to answer your question before you can even reach a real website. If you’re tired of fighting through all of that, try udm14.com. The site is built around a simple Google Search parameter called “udm=14.” This little trick tells Google to strip away AI Overviews and most of the extra clutter, leaving behind a more old-school list of search results.
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