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AI search answers a query with generated text and cited links instead of a ranked list of pages, as Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode and Perplexity do. This page covers how those answers pick their sources, how they get gamed, what users can switch off, and the search APIs developers use to build their own.

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Products · Analysis"Publish fake stats, get cited in LLMs": how AI answers get gamed, and what AI search companies sayA Peec AI researcher says 50,000 unchecked, AI-generated statistics pages drew 10,000+ ChatGPT sessions and links from 330+ sites. What the 'fake stats cited in LLMs' experiment shows and doesn't, what the research on gaming AI answers found, and what OpenAI, Google and Perplexity say about sources.·9 min read
Products · CompareChatGPT vs Perplexity (October 2026): plans, prices, search, models and which to pickChatGPT vs Perplexity in October 2026: Perplexity Pro lists $17 a month billed annually and Max $200 a month, against ChatGPT Plus at $20 and Pro from $100. How search and citations, deep research, agents, models, file limits, ads and privacy compare, from both companies' own pages.·8 min read
Products · GuideHow to turn off AI on Google: what you can switch off in Search, Chrome, Gmail and Android, and what you can'tHow to turn off AI on Google, as of October 23, 2026: Google says AI Overviews can't be turned off, but the Web filter hides them. Here are the documented settings for AI Mode, Gemini in Chrome, Gmail and Android, plus Workspace admin controls.·7 min read

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Products · NewsGoogle AI and the 2020 election: AI Mode in the US pointed users to official records instead of naming Biden, and Google says it's 'working to address it'Google AI and the 2020 election: on October 28, 2026, Fast Company and TheWrap reported that Google Search's AI Mode in the US wouldn't name the winner and pointed to the FEC and National Archives, while the Gemini app answered. Google says it's working to address it. Biden won, with 306 electoral votes.·6 min readDevelopers · AnalysisWikipedia AI-generated content: how editors find it, delete it and now ban it, and what the numbers showWikipedia's fight with AI-generated content has three layers: a volunteer WikiProject started in 2023, a speedy-deletion rule for unreviewed AI articles added in August 2025, and a March 2026 English Wikipedia guideline banning LLM-written article text. How each works, the signs editors look for, and what the Wikimedia Foundation says.·8 min readProducts · GuideGoogle's privacy policy now lets Gmail and Photos data shape ads: what changed on October 16, what Personal Intelligence is, and what you can turn offGoogle's privacy policy, effective October 16, 2026, says it may show personalized ads based on Gmail, Drive and Google Photos content if you connect those apps to other Google services, such as Search's Personal Intelligence. The exact wording, what it covers, and how to disconnect.·7 min readProducts · CompareChatGPT vs Perplexity (October 2026): plans, prices, search, models and which to pickChatGPT vs Perplexity in October 2026: Perplexity Pro lists $17 a month billed annually and Max $200 a month, against ChatGPT Plus at $20 and Pro from $100. How search and citations, deep research, agents, models, file limits, ads and privacy compare, from both companies' own pages.·Checked Oct 23Products · GuideHow to turn off AI on Google: what you can switch off in Search, Chrome, Gmail and Android, and what you can'tHow to turn off AI on Google, as of October 23, 2026: Google says AI Overviews can't be turned off, but the Web filter hides them. Here are the documented settings for AI Mode, Gemini in Chrome, Gmail and Android, plus Workspace admin controls.·7 min readProducts · Analysis"Publish fake stats, get cited in LLMs": how AI answers get gamed, and what AI search companies sayA Peec AI researcher says 50,000 unchecked, AI-generated statistics pages drew 10,000+ ChatGPT sessions and links from 330+ sites. What the 'fake stats cited in LLMs' experiment shows and doesn't, what the research on gaming AI answers found, and what OpenAI, Google and Perplexity say about sources.·9 min readDevelopers · ExplainerAI web search APIs compared (October 2026): DeepSeek Search/Fetch vs OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and PerplexityAn AI web search API comparison for October 2026: DeepSeek's new $0.75-per-1,000 Search and Fetch APIs against OpenAI's and Anthropic's $10-per-1,000 search tools, Google's grounding at $14 per 1,000 after a free allowance, Perplexity's Search and Agent APIs, and Brave, Exa and Tavily, with what each returns, free tiers, limits, citation rules and data retention.·11 min read

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