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Microsoft launches the browser extension Microsoft Bing AI Search Choice, allowing users to disable AI-generated answers in Bing Search. When installing the extension, users must set Bing as the default search engine. Additionally, users can also get traditional search results without AI answers by adding the '-ai' operator after the search keyword. Microsoft acknowledges that according to the company's research, users want to decide themselves whether to use AI during the search process. The extension provides users with two methods to disable Bing AI answers, but one method requires users to change the browser's default search engine. Microsoft mentions in a blog post that this measure is to meet the need for users to decide themselves whether to use AI.

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12 Nov
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    Microsoft allows users to turn off Bing AI answers, but installing an extension requires setting Bing as the default search engine

    Microsoft has launched the browser extension Microsoft Bing AI Search Choice, which allows users to turn off AI-generated answers in Bing Search. However, it forces Bing to be set as the default search engine during installation; users can also get traditional search results without AI answers by adding the '-ai' operator.

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