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29 Hilariously Wrong Answers That Prove Google’s AI Overview Is A Joke
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It's been only a few weeks since Google introduced 'AI Overview' in its search engine, but the public criticism has already been overwhelming.
And rightfully so. On paper, the feature should present a quick summary of helpful answers to questions at the top of the page. For example, if someone wants to know how to tie a tie, they ought to receive a clear and concise step-by-step guide on the most popular knots.
But the reality is very different. Social media users have shared a huge variety of screenshots showing the AI tool giving funny, incorrect, and downright concerning responses.
Continue scrolling to check them out, and don't miss the conversation we had with Dr. Toby Walsh — you'll find it in between the pictures.
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Clare Maya 1 year ago
I think it just got confused with the Fruitorium ; the official name for the drawer at the bottom of the fridge
ThisIsTheRealBruno 1 year ago
If I ever see the designers, I'm gonna tomatum right off the stage!
mysterious(all pronouns) 1 year ago
Hmm. Is there another fruit, small, purplish, has a pit that might end in um? Perhaps a plum? However I'm just a person, not an AI so I don't really know anything, but just to put that out there.
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OhnoI’vebeencensored 1 year ago
Can't argue with the fact that rocks are a source of minerals...
ThisIsTheRealBruno 1 year ago
The thumbnail didn't do this one justice; it gets wilder and funnier (and more dangerous) the more you read it!
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BoredPossum 1 year ago
It gets even more dangerous because artificial intelligence can't compete with natural stupidity.
CanadianDimes 1 year ago
Don’t listen to Big Geology! You only to eat rocks 2-3 times a week, max
Barbara Cochrane 1 year ago
Woo hoo! What a hoot! I must remember to get my daily recommended dose of rocks today. ;=D
Trophy Husband 1 year ago
Some animals eat small rocks, I wonder if it found an article about that and ignore the fact that it wasn't for humans
The problem arises because artificial intelligence has no clue what any text symbols mean. You can train it to generate words based on a given input, but it will not comprehend the meaning behind those words.
"Generative AI systems like Google's AI Overview or ChatGPT don't know what's true. They just repeat what they find frequently on the web," Toby Walsh, professor of AI at UNSW Sydney and author of 'Faking It! Artificial Intelligence in a Human World,' told Bored Panda.
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Virgil Blue 1 year ago
Technically correct, but it missed the good deeds or miracle thing you need to do before keeling over.
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
Also have proven miracle performance. Do not see mother Theresa for reference.
Pandapoo 1 year ago
Is there such thing as a proven miracle? 😆. Yes, I got your sarcasm and MT reference. 😁
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Philly Bob Squires 1 year ago (edited)
Not too wrong... gotta be part of a miracle or two but...
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The Other Ben 1 year ago
Google is confused about the meaning of 'clean' as it applies to dressing a bird for cooking
#5
YourLocalChicken 1 year ago
.... *facepalm* This is how we get dumb people out of the gene pool! Thanks for the idea! *hehehehe*
These overviews are one of the most dramatic examples of the limitations behind today's AI technologies, which Elon Musk said will outsmart humans by 2026.
Walsh explained, "Obscure topics are likely to give generative AI the most difficulty. No one had said on the web not to eat rocks because it was so obviously a bad idea. But there was one satirical article from the Onion that did suggest you should because of their 'good' mineral content. Unfortunately, AI can't tell satire from truth."
#6
Philly Bob Squires 1 year ago (edited)
Only Trump is taller! Because no one knows height like trump! He's the biglyest height. People come to him with tears in their eyes and say "Sir! How can I be as bigly tall as you?"
Sean Taylor 2 weeks ago
If the 5th tallest politician is 160 stories tall, then how tall is the tallest?
Pieter LeGrande 1 year ago
AI needs to start using bananas for scale of it wantsto be believed.
#7
OhnoI’vebeencensored 1 year ago
"Being in the net with the entire body" is the mental image I didn't know I needed today, but boy has it made my day 1000 times better!
Alicia M 1 year ago
Watching cats play basketball when their uniforms are a mess makes me so mad.
Clare Maya 1 year ago
All those reasons listed adds more weight to my previous comment regarding my bad dates
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OhnoI’vebeencensored 1 year ago
Have a separate ramekin full of diesel on the side. For dipping.
james stevenson 1 year ago
And if it's too spicy have a glass of coolant at the ready
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YourLocalChicken 1 year ago
Maybe the terminator movies were predicting the future.
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Analyn Lahr 1 year ago
I think we should address the ridiculous questions too. If these questions are legit and were asked by real people, is AI trying to kill them?
Marilyn Holt 1 year ago
Are you kidding? With the price of gas these days? Better to use the teabag from last evenings teapot and soak it in a little water from the humidifier.
#9
Terry Tobias 1 year ago
It improves your pores so much that you could bleed out of them when you fall.
Jack Burton 1 year ago
that one is really funny if it was made on purpose but no just a stupid algorithm
Philly Bob Squires 1 year ago
I run with scissors because I have places to be and $hit to cut!
ThisIsTheRealBruno 1 year ago
Imagine the human race is saved from the AI apocalypse by sarcasm.
A Google spokesperson told the BBC these were "isolated examples" and insisted the feature was generally working well.
"The examples we've seen are generally very uncommon queries, and aren't representative of most people's experiences," the company's statement said.
"The vast majority of AI overviews provide high-quality information, with links to dig deeper on the web."
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ThisIsTheRealBruno 1 year ago
Ticket to Ride is the wrong kind of train. (J/K)
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Trophy Husband 1 year ago
As someone born in 1980, I can attest that it was 29 years ago
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YourLocalChicken 1 year ago
You didn't have to put the Lego thereeeeee *please continue this beautiful version of somebody you used to know*
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Google also said, "We conducted extensive testing before launching this new experience, and as with other features we've launched in Search, we appreciate the feedback."
"We're taking swift action where appropriate under our content policies, and using these examples to develop broader improvements to our systems, some of which have already started to roll out."
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Jack Burton 1 year ago
Everything is a poison. "Poison" is not a thing. It's a dose of something. 10 liters of water are deadly poison, same with salt, sugar and everything. Some substances for sure need a really little dose to become a poison.
ThisIsTheRealBruno 1 year ago
I was going to say that AI actually isn't wrong in this case. Just dangerously confusing.
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PhaseWitFact 1 year ago
I mean, it's not wrong, when you consider humans' use of alcohol & recreational d***s for pleasure, chemo to rid the body of cancer, etc...
james stevenson 1 year ago
"I spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder."
Janissary35680 1 year ago
"All naturally occurring poisons are potential medicines" is a pharmacological fact. So Overview got this right.
Alicia M 1 year ago
I prefer to slowly poison myself, that way if someone actually tries to poison me, I already have a tolerance built up.
FluffyDreg 1 year ago
No no no no! See you need it incase the love of your life is kidnapped (cuz she was forced to marry someone else who then wanted her dead to start a war) and you have to out trick her captors by poisoning BOTH glasses.
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Trophy Husband 1 year ago
Sherman's law says that if you don't know the answer to someone, post the wrong answer as a fact online, and someone will correct you. Whereas if you were to ask for the answer, you're far less likely to get a result. This is like the AI equivalent, I'm going to call it McCarthy's law, and it's that if you ask AI a question, and it doesn't have an answer, it will make up an answer rather than admit that doesn't know the answer.
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Gwyn 1 year ago
I guess AI doesn't differentiate between individuals with the same name, perhaps?
YourLocalChicken 1 year ago
Oh yeah, JFK and Andrew Jackson are still alive.- maybe hiding in the woods from the world.
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Trophy Husband 1 year ago
You Intel from the way that it's worded, that the original site it was quoting said do not: and then had that list under it. The AI just saw a list on a page about treatment and assumed it was things to do instead of it's not to do.
justanotherweirdo 1 year ago
Looks like the AI apocalypse is happening earlier than we thought
K. LNU 1 year ago
Random fact about snake bites from an ER nurse. Most of the time when 2 people (friends, siblings, relations, etc.) come into the ER with rattlesnake bites - it is because the first one got bit, and the other thought they had to get a picture of the "type" of rattlesnake that bit their companion, so that they would get the "right" type of anti-venom. If it is a rattlesnake, no matter the type out here in the Mojave, it is the same anti-venom for all. No need for photographic proof.
FluffyDreg 1 year ago
Question, would a tourniquet really be a bad idea? I know it can cause issues if left on too long but would it not help to prevent the poison from spreading giving longer time to get to a hospital?
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But comedy isn't what we use its search engine for. "It's a risky strategy for Google to roll something like this out," Professor Walsh added.
"We are used to trusting Google to give us correct search results. Google should never forget we're only one click away from finding a new search engine."
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#19
Dianellian 1 year ago
Censoring is getting out of control. We’re grown ups now, treat us as such.
Anya Beboop 1 year ago
There's actually a bunch of kids on here, now. Some said they were as young as 10 I think. But parents should really monitor online interaction instead of companies punishing people
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justanotherweirdo 1 year ago
The censored words are c-o-c-a-I-n-e and h-e-r-o-I-n, for anyone wondering.
ThisIsTheRealBruno 1 year ago (edited)
HOLY S**T! Sandy was the only character on Spongebob Squarepants I could like! (I mean no offense to any fans of the show or to imply my personal tastes serve as some sort of judgment on the show.)
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I don't know what thermal paste is, but I have a hunch that it's almost, but not quite, entirely unlike beans.
Stephen Hutchison 1 year ago
Some do say that. I would never try it myself. Thermal paste is used to connect the heat distribution plate of a CPU to a heat-removing device like a copper cooling radiator, water cooler, etc. In case you don't know. It's normally made of substances that (a) do not burn, and (b) transmit heat well, and (c) spread out evenly, coating and making good thermal contact with the surface of the heat distribution plate.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
I need to swap cases on my box, will definitely be giving this a try and report back
Laura MG 1 year ago
Wow, the point of asking silly questions just whooshed right over your head
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Spirited7Wolf 1 year ago
The first one is true! I can't vouch for the rest, tho... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdo (it's in the second paragraph)
Mermeow Overlord (they/she) 1 year ago
This reminds me of the story behind Book of Mario, a Version of paper Mario that has been put through Google Translate repeatedly as a joke. (https://book-of-mario.fandom.com/wiki/Book_of_Mario:_Thousands_of_Doors)
Mermeow Overlord (they/she) 1 year ago
Unrelated, but Splatoon is my favourite video game!
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OhnoI’vebeencensored 1 year ago
No way I can cut down my consumption that much
Load More Replies... Wintermute 1 year ago
What if I'm already doing that and it's not working? Asking for a friend.
Hiram's Friend 1 year ago
Your urine will be light in color unless you pass a large stone, in which case it can be bright red.
The Amazing Fluffernaut 1 year ago
did it just equate the metic system with the imperial system?
Christian Fuller 1 year ago
Drink urine to pass a kidney stone? So, a bit of the "hair of the dog" then, eh Google?
justanotherweirdo 1 year ago
Yeah… I think I’ll pass. Guess I’ll have to do it the old fashioned way.
#23
Verena 1 year ago
Official name doesn't start with a "K": Jamhuri ya Kenya (Swahili) or Republic of Kenya (english)
Verena 1 year ago
Same applies e.g. for Federal Republic of Germany when searching for "G" and "United States of America" when searching for "A"
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SparkDragon 1 year ago
Yes, be careful to check which kind of ladies' fingers are needed for a dish, however a general guide is: savoury dish, use okra; sweet dish, use cake; cannibal dish, use the original article.
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Richard Nichols 1 year ago
I'm not a Republican or a conspiracy theorist, and I love Obama, but I do think the AI's response was accurate in this case. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMUgNg7aD8M&ab_channel=BB . I don't think he would have made that mistake for no reason.
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TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 1 year ago
i have two friends who play CoD, should i also send them this with the rickroll that i was about to press send on
Load More Replies... Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
I have never had any interest in CoD but the phrase "a bromance with Soap" is making me reconsider
Catnip Stargazer 1 year ago
Hi fellow fan! 👋 Second that - WHAT THE FÜCK IS THIS. Wait, I know, it's gay fans who simp for Ghost coming up with headcanons that make them happy in their delusions of love with a fictional character.... Do not let me near the person who came up with this. Won't end well. I won't have my boy slandered like this.
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El Cucuy 1 year ago
It is not correct. You missed the search entry: "are Minnie and Daisy dating"
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Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
I can't be the only one who first immediately thought of Sha-na-na (and I have always believed that Bowser was at least bi)
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Mark Fuller 1 year ago
These are absolutely fantastic! This post needs to be upvoted more! Just hilarious. Anyway, having trained (while holding scissors) over an eight day week, I'm off to cook spaghetti with rocks and pebbles, using gasoline. Then I'm going to watch dogs play in the NBA whilst trying to remove the cockroach from my penis.
A.M. Pierre 1 year ago (edited)
The real problem will be if they get the kinks worked out somehow. The AI overview steals the traffic from all the websites that worked hard to collate data and create informative pages and keeps that traffic for Google. Without traffic, sites (and their related jobs) die.
Sky Render 1 year ago
This pretty much encapsulates the spirit of the "do your own research" crowd. We laugh, but don't forget that there are absolutely people who blindly trust Google search results to be true even when basic logic says they aren't...
Gwyn 1 year ago (edited)
I go back and forth between thinking AI technologists are absolute idiots for thinking AI might take over the world to wondering if AI is just actually so intelligent that it's deceiving us all with this stuff. Actually, not really, this AI stuff is gonna flop so hard.
Rahul Pawa 1 year ago (edited)
I tried some of these in Google so I could see for myself. None of the questions I put into Google produced an AI answer that matched the post in this article. I think only 2 gave an AI response at all, and the information given was accurate (snake bite, and chicken cooking temp). The rest of the questions that I put into Google did not give an AI answer at all, just the normal search results.
mysterious(all pronouns) 1 year ago
With the massive surge in people noticing incorrect AI answers, there's probably been a lot of people working to correct the misinformation, or some sort of temporary shut down of the AI while they can fix the bugs.
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David 1 year ago
A while back during the first launch, google had to take it down because it was even worse than this. Google wasnt even supposed to launch this until 2025, they keep rushing it out early because of Microsoft backed ChatGPT and they didnt want to lag behind. It has only made their reputation worse. But back a few months ago the answers were horrific, racist, etc
Shelli Aderman 1 year ago
Seems like #45 found a job after all! Writing answers for Google AI! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mark Fuller 1 year ago
These are absolutely fantastic! This post needs to be upvoted more! Just hilarious. Anyway, having trained (while holding scissors) over an eight day week, I'm off to cook spaghetti with rocks and pebbles, using gasoline. Then I'm going to watch dogs play in the NBA whilst trying to remove the cockroach from my penis.
A.M. Pierre 1 year ago (edited)
The real problem will be if they get the kinks worked out somehow. The AI overview steals the traffic from all the websites that worked hard to collate data and create informative pages and keeps that traffic for Google. Without traffic, sites (and their related jobs) die.
Sky Render 1 year ago
This pretty much encapsulates the spirit of the "do your own research" crowd. We laugh, but don't forget that there are absolutely people who blindly trust Google search results to be true even when basic logic says they aren't...
Gwyn 1 year ago (edited)
I go back and forth between thinking AI technologists are absolute idiots for thinking AI might take over the world to wondering if AI is just actually so intelligent that it's deceiving us all with this stuff. Actually, not really, this AI stuff is gonna flop so hard.
Rahul Pawa 1 year ago (edited)
I tried some of these in Google so I could see for myself. None of the questions I put into Google produced an AI answer that matched the post in this article. I think only 2 gave an AI response at all, and the information given was accurate (snake bite, and chicken cooking temp). The rest of the questions that I put into Google did not give an AI answer at all, just the normal search results.
mysterious(all pronouns) 1 year ago
With the massive surge in people noticing incorrect AI answers, there's probably been a lot of people working to correct the misinformation, or some sort of temporary shut down of the AI while they can fix the bugs.
Load More Replies... David 1 year ago
A while back during the first launch, google had to take it down because it was even worse than this. Google wasnt even supposed to launch this until 2025, they keep rushing it out early because of Microsoft backed ChatGPT and they didnt want to lag behind. It has only made their reputation worse. But back a few months ago the answers were horrific, racist, etc
Shelli Aderman 1 year ago
Seems like #45 found a job after all! Writing answers for Google AI! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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