DuckDuckGo, the privacy-centered browser, is introducing a new setting that allows users to remove AI-generated images from search results. According to the company, the feature was developed in response to user feedback indicating that AI images often hinder their searches.
How to Access the AI Image Filter on DuckDuckGo
To use the new setting, users simply perform a search on DuckDuckGo and navigate to the Images tab. There, a new drop-down menu labeled “AI images” appears, allowing them to choose between showing or hiding AI-generated content.
Users can also enable the filter in their search settings by selecting the “Hide AI-Generated Images” option.
DuckDuckGo’s new feature arrives amid a surge of low-quality content often called AI slop created with generative AI tools flooding the internet.
How DuckDuckGo’s AI Image Filter Works
DuckDuckGo explained in a post on X that the filter uses manually curated open-source blocklists, such as the “nuclear” list from uBlockOrigin and the Huge AI Blocklist from uBlacklist. While it may not block every AI-generated image, it significantly cuts down their presence in search results.
DuckDuckGo says it intends to introduce more filters down the line, though it hasn’t shared any details yet.
Notably, DuckDuckGo’s example for the new feature shows an image search for a baby peacock likely a nod to the controversy Google faced last year, when its image search returned more AI-generated pictures of baby peacocks than real ones.
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