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Opting Out of DuckDuckGo AI Features

At DuckDuckGo, we recognize not everyone wants AI in their browser or search results. That’s why all our AI features are optional and can be turned off or tuned down.

Turn off Duck.ai in the DuckDuckGo browser

  1. Go to Settings > AI Features
  2. Turn off Duck.ai to completely disable Duck.ai features in the browser

Turn off Duck.ai in DuckDuckGo search

  1. Go to Search Settings > AI Features
  2. Turn off Duck.ai
  3. Select Save and Exit to refresh DuckDuckGo search with Duck.ai disabled

Turn off Search Assist

  1. Go to Search Settings > AI Features
  2. Select Never from the Search Assist dropdown options
  3. Select Save and Exit to refresh DuckDuckGo search with Search Assist disabled
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