Google scales back AI search answers after it told users to eat glue

Google scales back AI-generated search overviews after high-profile errors, such as advising users to eat glue or misinforming about Obama's religion, caused concern. The cutback follows a two-week full-scale U.S. launch that led to more direct user interaction but also revealed unanticipated scenarios.

• Google introduced AI-generated answers in U.S. search results two weeks ago.
• Errors included suggesting harmful health practices and historical inaccuracies.
• AI Overviews are now reduced, especially in health-related searches.
• Google made over a dozen technical improvements to the AI system.
• The scale-back reflects the challenges in AI product deployment.