Generative AI Lies

Examples of generative AI making stuff up

Category: Biographical info

  • Google AI lies about Scalzi

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    John Scalzi writes:

    Every assertion in this “AI Overview” of the question “What coffee does John Scalzi drink” is wrong. I don’t regularly drink coffee (and never black) I’ve never had black sesame jasmine cream tea, and I don’t hang in coffee shops. Don’t trust “AI” ever!

    The post was accompanied by a screensnap from Google’s AI Overview, answering the question “What coffee does John Scalzi drink”. As usual, the AI Overview provided links that supposedly linked to sources for the information that it was giving, but the linked-to pages don’t say what Google says they say.

    After Scalzi’s posted the above to Bluesky, Google’s answer changed to link to his post. But just because AI Overview might eventually be updated to give correct information, that doesn’t mean we should trust it.


  • Chuck Wendig’s cat

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    Chuck Wendig discovers that Google AI Overview says he has a cat named Boomba. Also other cats. Also six dogs. Also two children. And a spider. Most of those pets and one of those humans don’t exist in real life, but if Google AI Overview says they do, who are we mere mortals to question it?

    Content warning for the imaginary deaths of imaginary cats. Also for an imaginary cancer diagnosis.