Google pauses AI health overviews after alarming medical misinfo
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The Verge reports that Google has disabled its AI Overviews for medical questions after a Guardian investigation found misleading and dangerous medical guidance, including incorrect pancreatic cancer dietary advice and bogus liver-test information; Google says clinicians reviewed the content, many results were supported by quality sources, and improvements are ongoing.
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- Google pulls AI overviews for some medical searches The Verge
- ‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk The Guardian
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- AI Needs To Stop Rewarding Guesses 01/12/2026 MediaPost
- Why Google has removed AI health summaries Firstpost
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