Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago“Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviewsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1540cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1540external-link“Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviewsarstechnica.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square77fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71·6 days agoThat used to be how you would get past voice response systems and get to an operator quickly as well: just say “fuck”, once, clearly.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoThis is true and FedEx absolutely used it. Was going through their circular automated phone system saying “Agent” and such until I started cursing. Then, I was finally directed to a person. Not sure if it still works these days though…
minus-squareXanthobilly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoMashing 0 repeatedly works well.
That used to be how you would get past voice response systems and get to an operator quickly as well: just say “fuck”, once, clearly.
This is true and FedEx absolutely used it. Was going through their circular automated phone system saying “Agent” and such until I started cursing. Then, I was finally directed to a person. Not sure if it still works these days though…
Mashing 0 repeatedly works well.