The optional setting filters out almost all the other blocks of content that Google crams into a search results page, leaving you with links and text — and Google confirms to The Verge that it will block the company’s new AI Overviews as well. “Isn’t every search a web search? What is Google Search if not the web?” you might rightfully ask.

AI search returns a custom-built bundle of text and links in response to a user’s plain-language query. Google said at its I/O developer event Tuesday that it’s rolling out its AI-native search to all users for the first time.

Google on Tuesday rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic.

As Google revamps itself for the AI era, offering AI overviews within its search results, the company is introducing a new way to filter for just text-based links. According to Google, the new "Web" filter will appear either at the top of the results page or as part of the "More" option,

Google rolls out AI-generated search summaries to approximately one billion users by the end of the year, showcasing advancements in other AI technologies at its annual developers conference.