Google Struggles with AI Giving Misleading Search Results

Google is facing issues with its new AI Overview product, which has been providing bizarre and incorrect answers to user queries. The company is now manually disabling AI Overviews for specific searches and working on broader improvements. Despite having tested the feature for a year, the rollout has been problematic, leading to criticism and memes. Google maintains that most outputs are high quality, but acknowledges the need for further refinement. The situation highlights the challenges of achieving high accuracy in AI systems and the competitive pressure in the tech industry.