Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds

Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds

People are being put at risk of harm by false and misleading health information in Google’s artificial intelligence summaries, a Guardian investigation has found.

The company has said its AI Overviews, which use generative AI to provide snapshots of essential information about a topic or question, are “helpful” and “reliable”.

But some of the summaries, which appear at the top of search results, served up inaccurate health information and put people at risk of harm.

  • Da Oeuf@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Every news article that comes out about AI pumps its importance and relevance to investors at the expense of things which are actually productive and worthwhile.

    I’ll enjoy seeing it inevitably crash in the same way that I recently enjoyed watching Andrew Tate get punched in the face and humiliated for $20 million.