Be careful when using Google's Gemini-based AI overviews

[Daniel Puchert]

Warning to people using Google Search in South Africa

South Africans who frequently use Google Search to gather information should avoid merely accepting its Gemini-based AI Overviews as fact, especially when it comes to searches about serious topics.

As is the case with all generative AI systems, this feature can confidently present false information due to unreliable sources, misinterpretation, or AI "hallucination."

 

[Smiggles]

Yes just another thing you have to ignore and go straight to the sources.

 

[Mekon]

WARNING WARNING the myBB go to headline.

 

[borro]

 

[bwana]

As with most information these days - check the source.

 

[now05ster]

As with most information these days - check the source.

I always find Facebook to be most reliable.

And Truth Social.

 

[mastercylinder]

As with most information these days - check the source.

An increasing number of sources are AI generated.

 

[Sworaxe]

 

[Naaimasjien]

 

[1am7h30n3]

I guess to understand the problem we'd have to dig deeper into how LLMs summarize text. The text results are correct, the summary is not.

 

[zll]

Wouldn't it be great if all of these AI results actually framed themselves as being unsure. Something like:

"I think this is the case, but here are some articles on the subject so you can double check things".

 

[lordnokon]

Is my myBB learning from them, or is it the other way around?

 

[FiestaST]

Warnings 'R Us.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I've been using this extension for a while: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bye-bye-google-ai-turn-of/imllolhfajlbkpheaapjocclpppchggc

 

[Hanno Labuschagne]

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[Dean]

Improved short-term click rates on Broad articles? Ok but at what cost?

I'm curious of your take on his point from around 16:30 in the video about the use of anti-clickbait?

 

[RedViking]

Especially articles from bot news.