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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt O'Brien

Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viral

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Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence systems after its retooled search engine was found spitting out erroneous information.

The tech company unleashed a makeover of its search engine in mid-May that frequently provides AI-generated summaries on top of search results. Soon after, social media users began sharing screenshots of its most outlandish answers.

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