Despite Developers Pushing for AI to Give Medical Advice, Accuracy Remains Questionable
This past spring, Google rolled out a feature that enabled answers from its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to begin appearing above normal search results, even for questions related to health issues. While this might seem like a good idea on paper, some concerns have been raised about the health advice provided by this AI overview feature. About a week after the bot’s launch, a quick search saw Google AI recommend that individuals eat at least a small rock daily for minerals and vitamins. It was later determined that this answer was retrieved from a satirical post. Another user revealed that…