What you need to know
- Researchers based in Germany and Belgium recently asked Microsoft Copilot a range of commonly asked medical questions.
- Analysing the results, the research suggests that Microsoft Copilot only offered scientifically-accurate information 54% of the time.
- The research also suggested that 42% of the answers generated could lead to "serious harm," and in 22% of extreme cases, even death.
- It's another blow for "AI search," which has seen search giant Google struggle with recommendations that users should "eat rocks" and bake glue into pizza.
