Go back to the pre-ChatGPT era with the Slop Evader plugin

A new plugin called Slop Evader has been introduced that allows users to view only the results of Internet searches from before the launch of ChatGPT. The purpose of this plugin is to prevent exposure to content generated by artificial intelligence.

According to the Register, the ChatGPT artificial intelligence service was launched three years ago on November 30, 2022, and since then many critics consider this artificial intelligence to be the beginning of the era of sloppiness on the Internet. But those longing for a more human-filled web can take a step back in time with a plugin that narrows Google search results to the pre-ChatGPT era.

The Slop Evader plugin takes you back to the pre-ChatGPT era

A plugin called Slop Evader, released in late October by Australian artist, environmental engineer, and tech critic Tega Brain, doesn’t have any complicated code, but it does limit Internet searches to pre-release ChatGPT so you don’t run into “AI scum.”

This extension is released for Chrome and Firefox browsers and it is very easy to use; So simple that you can recreate the same functionality using Google search settings. The creator himself has mentioned this program as a tool for more convenience on the plugin’s GitHub page. For those who don’t remember all the Google search settings, Slop Evader does it by adding a time range filter to Google.

In addition to Google search, this plugin also provides you with options to search Slack, Reddit, Quora, YouTube, and Pinterest.

“Slop Evader works against false narratives of progress and takes into account the assumption that the quality of the Internet as a data retrieval tool has rapidly declined since the general adoption of generative AI,” says the plugin’s creator. Today, every time a piece of content catches your eye, you have to ask yourself: Is it real or machine learning? “Slop Evader provides a little bit of relief.”

Of course, you need to know that this plugin removes most of the low-quality content generated by artificial intelligence that is difficult to detect in search results, but it is not able to filter all of it completely.