Google’s experiment with adding artificial intelligence to its search results seems to have been given a critical refinement. Earlier this year, the company introduced the Search Generative Experience (SGE) which used AI to produce a summary appearing alongside search query results. The promise was simple: an easy-to-digest chunk of information right at the top of the results page.
Unfortunately, as many publishers were quick to point out, there was a big flaw in the system. Google’s SGE result presents readers with a wall of text and no information or citations explaining where the conclusions are drawn from. Therefore, it’s simply a case of taking Google’s statement at face value. Our sister site, Tom’s Hardware, called it a “Plagiarism Engine”.
