I don't want AI in my online search. What options do I have?

Google's new AI policy for schools led to headlines claiming Google search can no longer be used without AI, prompting the article to explain that all search engines rely on machine learning, so no search is truly "without AI." It distinguishes this from generative AI features like AI Overviews, which have no official off switch on Google but can be avoided by appending "&udm=14" to the search URL or by using alternatives such as DuckDuckGo, Brave Search or Ecosia that disable AI summaries by default.