This follows an investigation by the Guardian that found Google AI Overviews offering misleading information in response to some health-related queries. Image: BoliviaInteligente / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Introduction A quiet but significant retreat is underway in Silicon Valley. Google has begun pulling its AI-generated overviews from certain medical search results, following an investigation that revealed the system was dispensing dangerously inaccurate health advice. This move underscores the high-stakes gamble of deploying generative AI in domains where a single error can have life-or-death…
Introduction In a stark admission of fallibility, Google has been forced to manually intervene in its flagship AI search feature. The company is now selectively disabling its generative AI ‘Overviews’ for specific health-related queries after the tool was caught dispensing dangerously misleading medical advice. This reactive move underscores the profound challenges of deploying experimental AI…
Introduction In a startling admission of algorithmic fallibility, Google has been forced to manually disable its flagship AI Overviews feature for a swath of medical queries. This emergency intervention follows a damning investigation revealing the system dispensed dangerously inaccurate health advice, from bizarre folk remedies to potentially life-threatening misinformation. The incident casts a harsh spotlight…
