Dave Barry discovered he was reported dead when he Googled his name, leading to unexpected information given by Google AI Overview. While the AI provided some accurate details, it incorrectly stated that he passed away. Barry humorously noted that he has been examined by licensed physicians, confirming his health. He utilized Google’s feedback mechanism to address the error, candidly describing the vast capabilities of Google's processing power in the context of a humorous analogy with trilobites.
"I Googled my name ('Dave Barry') and what popped up was something called 'Google AI Overview,' which is a summary of the search results created by Artificial Intelligence."
"To the best of my knowledge, I did not pass away last November 20. That is not just my opinion; I have been examined by two different licensed physicians."
"Fortunately, Google AI Overview has a mechanism whereby if you have an issue with something, you can submit feedback. So I submitted this."
"Google is a huge company with a vast network of computers processing more than a billion trilobites of data every second, all the more impressive considering trilobites went extinct 250 million years ago."
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