Exclusive: Google has removed some of its AI Overviews after a Guardian investigation found people were being put at risk of harm by false and misleading information being served up in the AI summaries https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/11/google-ai-overviews-health-guardian-investigation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&utm_medium=d_social
The exclusive Guardian investigation: People are being put at risk of harm by false and misleading health information in Google’s AI overviews. Experts described some of the results as “really dangerous” and “alarming” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/02/google-ai-overviews-risk-harm-misleading-health-information?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&utm_medium=d_social
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