Google admits its AI Overviews can generate "some odd, inaccurate" results

Google on Thursday admitted that its AI Overviews tool, which delivers AI-generated responses to user search queries, needs improvement.

While the search giant said it tested the new feature extensively before launching it two weeks ago, it acknowledged that the technology produces "some odd and erroneous overviews." Examples include suggesting using glue to get cheese to stick to pizza, or drinking urine to pass kidney stones quickly. The rollback is the latest instance of a tech company prematurely rushing out an AI product to position itself as a leader in the closely watched space.

Because Google's AI Overviews generated unhelpful responses to queries, the company is scaling it back while continuing to make improvements, Google's head of search, Liz Reid, said in a company blog post Thursday.