Google is currently struggling to define words like disregard, stop and ignore
Google is facing challenges with its new AI-focused search experience, particularly in providing definitions for certain words. Users have reported that searching for terms like 'disregard,' 'stop,' and 'ignore' yields AI Overviews instead of traditional definitions. This issue has sparked complaints on social media and has been documented by various publications.
- ▪Google's updated search experience has replaced traditional definitions with AI Overviews.
- ▪Users have complained about the lack of definitions for words like 'disregard,' 'stop,' and 'ignore.'
- ▪In Incognito Mode, Google sometimes displays the correct definition but often defaults to an AI Overview.
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- ▪ Time to switch to Bing? Searching for words like 'disregard' or 'ignore' breaks AI Overviews in Google Search — TechRadar
- ▪ Searching for 'Disregard' Breaks Google — MacRumors
- ▪ You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’ — TechCrunch
- ▪ Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for — The Verge
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| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 20:29:21 +0000 |
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News AI Google is currently struggling to define words like disregard, stop and ignore The search engine's definitions have been replaced with AI Overviews. By Ian Carlos Campbell May 22, 2026 4:29 pm EST Karissa Bell for Engadget Google appears to be running into some hiccups after the company began rolling out its updated, and even more AI-focused search experience at I/O 2026. Currently, searching for the words "disregard," "stop" or "ignore" on Google no longer displays a snippet with a definition, and instead offers an AI Overview and a lot of blank space.
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