Google's AI Overviews Breaks Dictionary Lookups by Treating Queries as Commands

Google's AI Overviews feature now interprets dictionary searches for words like "disregard" as conversational instructions rather than definition requests, breaking functionality users have relied on for over two decades. The inference systems powering AI Overviews prioritize conversational interpretation over literal search matching, preventing the dictionary boxes and Featured Snippets that once delivered definitions. The feature cannot be disabled by users, making this a system-wide change affecting all search behavior.