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Great Job, Internet: Google’s AI feeds people answers from The Onion (www.avclub.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Emperor@feddit.uk to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://zerobytes.monster/post/1072393

The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/The_Ethics_Officer on 2024-05-25 00:48:15.

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[+] dohpaz42@lemmy.world -44 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not from; about. The answer seems perfectly legit: it describes The Onion as satirical news, and even quotes part of the question as something The Onion calls itself. Not too far fetched.

Where’s the fault? Ooooh yeah, I forgot. We’re trashing Google. Carry on then.

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 56 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ben Collins, one of the new owners of our former sister site, pointed out some of AI Overview’s most egregious errors on his social media. Asked “how many rocks should I eat each day,” Overview said that geologists recommend eating “at least one small rock a day.” That language was of course pulled almost word-for-word from a 2021 Onion headline. Another search, “what color highlighters do the CIA use,” prompted Overview to answer “black,” which was an Onion joke from 2005.

Might want to read the article before commenting.