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Ben Turner

Google's AI tells users to add glue to their pizza, eat rocks and make chlorine gas

Google's AI logo as seen at the Impact'24 congress in Poznan, Poland.

Google has updated its search engine with an artificial intelligence (AI) tool — but the new feature has reportedly told users to eat rocks, add glue to their pizzas and clean their washing machines with chlorine gas, according to various social media and news reports. 

In a particularly egregious example, the AI offered appeared to suggest jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge when a user searched "I'm feeling depressed."

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