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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice

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The Guardian uncovered several cases of inaccurate health information in Google’s AI Overviews. Photograph: Caia Image/Alamy

People are being put at risk of harm by false and misleading health information in Google’s artificial intelligence summaries, a Guardian investigation has found.

The company has said its AI Overviews, which use generative AI to provide snapshots of essential information about a topic or question, are “helpful” and “reliable”.

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