Today I did a Google search for [“field of stars” mccutcheon] and I forgot to append “-AI” to leave out the AI Overview. When I forget to leave out the Overview, I normally try to not even look at the Overview; but this time the Overview caught my eye. It starts out:
“Field of Stars is an album by American folk singer-songwriter John McCutcheon. The album was released on January 10, 2024.”
McCutcheon had an online concert today to celebrate the release of the album, so I spent several seconds wondering why he waited 10+ months after its release to have the concert. And then I realized that of course the AI Overview is just wrong, once again. The album will be officially released on January 10, 2025. (But is available now in various pre-official-release contexts.)
But this is one of the reasons that I usually try not to even look at the Overview, because they often read to me as so authoritative that even though I know they include false information, I still sometimes believe them.
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