Google’s AI-enhanced search, which was designed to provide high-quality answers to user queries, has come under scrutiny for its questionable information sourcing. The search giant’s recent $60 million per year deal with Reddit to purchase the platform’s extensive “knowledge base” has led to a steep decline in the quality of its search results.
One glaring example of this is the AI’s suggestion for users to add non-toxic glue to their pizza, a suggestion that originated from a joke made by a Reddit user named fucksmith eleven years ago. This and other similar instances have raised concerns about the reliability of Google’s AI-enhanced search and the sources it uses for information.
Despite these issues, Google maintains that the vast majority of AI-enhanced search results provide high-quality information and that these errors are isolated examples. The company has stated that it is taking swift action where appropriate under its content policies and is using these examples to develop broader improvements to its systems.
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