Google Rolls Out AI Search Tool Without User Consent, Raising Accuracy and Ethics Concerns
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Google has started automatically enabling its AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) for some users without consent.
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SGE sits at the top of search pages and summarizes results using AI, but has issues like incorrect info and sourcing shady sites.
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SGE could change how people use the internet by paraphrasing content instead of clicking links.
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Google is defending the rollout, saying it's a small percentage of US search traffic to glean user feedback.
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Google is testing SGE on complex queries where AI summaries might be useful, but these may be cases AI should avoid for now.