"British news outlet The Guardian investigated how Google AI overviews could put people at risk and even harm them. It was revealed that in the blurbs at the top of the search results, misleading and false information was spread by the AI. For example, when it was asked what the normal range for liver blood tests was, the AI would give false numbers due to lack of information. Nationality, age, and sex are all factors that play a role in determining the correct results."
"Now, just a few days after The Guardian revealed their findings, some of the AI Overviews have been removed by Google. When asking "what is the normal range for liver blood tests" and "what is the normal range for liver function tests", neither result brings up Google AI overviews. Though, in a new article, The Guardian did state that variations of those questions still bring forth the misinformation."
Google AI overviews sometimes presented misleading and false health information in search-result blurbs. Queries about normal liver blood test ranges returned incorrect numbers because the AI did not account for individual factors such as age, sex, and nationality. Those inaccuracies could cause people to believe they are healthy and delay seeking medical care. Google removed some AI overviews for specific searches after the problem was exposed. Some query variations still trigger misleading AI blurbs, and testing by other outlets produced mixed results. Health organizations remain concerned that AI-generated health information can be inaccurate and confusing.
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