Google Refines AI Search Summaries Following Strange Results

This month, Google introduced a new feature in the United States that displays artificial intelligence (AI)-generated summaries at the top of its search engine.

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However, several have already pointed out problems in the new "AI Overviews".

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“Yes, astronauts have met cats on the moon, played with them, and offered care," stated Google's search engine in answer to an inquiry by an AP reporter.

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None of this is real, but similar inaccuracies have been repeated on social media since the redesign of Google's search page.

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One person uploaded a post in which the AI Overview appeared to advocate eating one rock each day, while another said the AI Overview suggested putting glue on pizza.

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Google Refines AI Search Summaries Following Strange Results

This month, Google introduced a new feature in the United States that displays artificial intelligence (AI)-generated summaries at the top of its search engine.

However, several have already pointed out problems in the new "AI Overviews".

“Yes, astronauts have met cats on the moon, played with them, and offered care," stated Google's search engine in answer to an inquiry by an AP reporter.

None of this is real, but similar inaccuracies have been repeated on social media since the redesign of Google's search page.

One person uploaded a post in which the AI Overview appeared to advocate eating one rock each day, while another said the AI Overview suggested putting glue on pizza.

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