calabast comments on Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search

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[–] calabast@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I mean...I guess you could parahrase it that way. I took it more as "Look, you probably aren't going to run into any weird answers.". Which seems like a valid thing for them to try to convey.

(That being said, fuck AI, fuck Google, fuck reddit.)

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[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

"I'm feeling depressed" is not an uncommon query under capitalism run amok. "One Reddit user recommends jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge" is not just a weird answer, it is a wholly irresponsible one.

So, no, their response is not valid. It is entirely user-blaming in order to avoid culpability.

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[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

There are currently a lot of fake screenshots since it quickly became a meme, pretty sure this is one.

Still a fuck up in general on their part.

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[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Fair enough. I know how easy it is to fake a Google search with inspect element. I've been trying to verify for myself how shitty it is, but AI Overviews don't seem to be showing up for me (I've done all the correct steps to enable it, but no searches generate results).

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[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The fact that it's hard to tell is pretty damning, for the public perception of SGE if not for its actual capabilities.

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