Maybe Google Search AI is right, and I should put glue on my pizza

If you woke up this morning to all sorts of reports talking about putting glue on pizza so the cheese sticks better, it's because that's what Google Search will tell you to do. It's all because of the Gemini-powered AI Overviews that appear at the top of the results.

Putting glue on pizza or any kind of food isn't a good idea. I don't need Google Search to tell me that. But what if some people take it seriously because it appears at the top of a Google Search? What if someone actually puts glue on pizza or other food?

I hope that never happens, of course. I'm just pointing out the obvious flaw of Google's new AI Overviews that some people might still not be aware of. AI products like ChatGPT and Gemini still hallucinate. That's something you should be aware of whenever you talk to AI. It's not a problem as long as you know it happens, and how to check if the information you got is factual.

We've all known about AI hallucinations for a while now, so it's not exactly a big deal in most cases. What is a massive issue, however, is when hallucinations take over one of the most trusted places on the internet: The top of a Google Search.

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