When Google’s AI Overview search feature launched in May, it was generally regarded as a mess. It told people to eat glue and rocks, libeled newsworthy figures, plagiarized journalists’ work, and was so bad Google added a feature to turn it off entirely. In the nearly 10 months since AI Overview launched, it’s still getting things wrong, like telling people that vibrators can be used for childrens’ behavioral therapy.
As discovered by Reddit user clist186, searching for “magic wand pregnancy” returns a bizarre answer about creativity with children as a “fun and engaging” activity alongside an image of a Magic Wand vibrator, one of the most popular and universally recognized sex toys in the world:
This post is for paid members only
Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more.
Subscribe
Sign up for free access to this post
Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories.
Subscribe
Already have an account? Sign in