Lightroom April 2026 Update Breaks Search: Name Searches Returning Incorrect Results

After the April 2026 update, the search function seems to have (somehow) gotten worse. I know that the update says it addresses search problems but it seems to have broken things.

In all of my photos in Lightroom, I identify people by name and put them into the captions. Prior to this, I could search lightroom and all of this person’s photos would show up. Suddenly I am getting the most BIZARRE results when searching people’s names. The name “Cait” brings back a ton of cat pictures for example - i guess it thinks i am looking for cats? 

Not everything needs AI. My entire workflow has been disrupted by this, does anyone know how to fix this?