Author: Sean Hollister
“BG3 players exploit children,” reads an Google AI-generated headline. | Image: Google
Did you know that BG3 players exploit children? Are you aware that Qi2 slows older Pixels? If we wrote those misleading headlines, readers would rip us a new one - but Google is experimentally beginning to replace the original headlines on stories it serves with AI nonsense like that.
I read a lot of my bedtime news via Google Discover, aka "swipe right on your Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel homescreen until you see a news feed appear," and that's where these new AI headlines are beginning to show up.
They're not all bad. For example, "Origami model wins prize" and "Hyundai, Kia gain share" seem fine, even if not remotely as interesting as …
Read the full story at The Verge.
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“BG3 players exploit children,” reads an Google AI-generated headline. | Image: Google
Did you know that BG3 players exploit children? Are you aware that Qi2 slows older Pixels? If we wrote those misleading headlines, readers would rip us a new one - but Google is experimentally beginning to replace the original headlines on stories it serves with AI nonsense like that.
I read a lot of my bedtime news via Google Discover, aka "swipe right on your Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel homescreen until you see a news feed appear," and that's where these new AI headlines are beginning to show up.
They're not all bad. For example, "Origami model wins prize" and "Hyundai, Kia gain share" seem fine, even if not remotely as interesting as …
Read the full story at The Verge.
Continue reading...