You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’
Google has introduced a new Search experience that emphasizes AI summaries over traditional search results. This change has led to issues, particularly when searching for the word 'disregard,' where users encounter a lack of useful information. The response has sparked criticism on social media, highlighting the shortcomings of the AI tool in providing relevant search results.
- ▪Google's new Search experience prioritizes AI summaries, pushing traditional links down the page.
- ▪Searching for 'disregard' yields a single, unhelpful AI-generated response with little value.
- ▪Users have expressed dissatisfaction on social media regarding the effectiveness of the new search results.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 20 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Time to switch to Bing? Searching for words like 'disregard' or 'ignore' breaks AI Overviews in Google Search — TechRadar
- ▪ Google is currently struggling to define words like disregard, stop and ignore — Engadget
- ▪ Searching for 'Disregard' Breaks Google — MacRumors
- ▪ Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for — The Verge
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| Canonical URL | https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/you-can-no-longer-google-the-word-disregard/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 16:16:48 +0000 |
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In Brief Posted: 9:16 AM PDT · May 22, 2026 Image Credits:Google CEO Sundar Pichai at the Google I/O 2024 event Russell Brandom You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’ Earlier this week, Google rolled out a completely new Search experience, foregrounding AI summaries and kicking the traditional “ten blue links” far down the page. But the sheer scale of Google Search means there are lots of edge cases that the company doesn’t seem to have considered. For instance, this is what you’ll now get if you type the word “disregard” into Google Search. ScreenshotImage Credits:Screenshot Google has been catching some flack on social media for this, and it’s easy to see why. As you’ll notice, the Merriam-Webster link is still in there, but you have to scroll past a huge block of empty space.
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