DuckDuckGo now allows you to filter out AI images in search results

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, has introduced a new feature that allows users to filter out AI-generated images from their search results. The feature is part of the company's philosophy of providing "private, useful, and optional" AI features, giving users the choice to decide how much AI content they want to see. The filter relies on manually curated open-source block lists maintained by uBlockOrigin and others, though it may not catch every AI-generated image on the internet. DuckDuckGo is working on developing additional filters to further improve the feature. The article cites the example of searching for "baby peacock" images, which have been a notorious problem on Google Search, where AI-generated content has often dominated the results. While Google has since addressed the issue, the problem of AI slop in search results remains a concern, making DuckDuckGo's new filter a welcome addition for users who wish to avoid such content.