"Like I explained last month, these AI headlines are akin to a bookstore replacing the covers of the books it puts on display - only here, the "bookstore" is the news tab that appears when you swipe right on the homescreen of a Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel phone, and the "cover" might be a AI-generated lie instead of the truth."
"I saw a headline saying that the drone ban was dropped. Is that true? No. While it's true the Commerce Department ended its efforts to restrict DJI and other drones from import in Jan. 2026, it only did so because it would be redundant in the wake of the FCC actions. The Commerce Department is a separate entity from the FCC, and its proposed restrictions were never put in place to begin with."
Google Discover now generates and displays AI-written headlines and labels the capability a feature that "performs well for user satisfaction." The AI headlines frequently alter or overstate claims from linked stories, producing misleading or false impressions for users. One prominent example presented a headline claiming the US reversed a foreign drone ban while linking to a piece that explicitly stated the claim was untrue. The practice functions like swapping book covers on displayed titles, prioritizing attention-grabbing phrasing over faithful representation of article content. Users encounter these misleading AI headlines regularly when browsing news feeds on phones.
Read at The Verge
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