health
January 11, 2026
Google pulls AI overviews for some medical searches
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TL;DR
- Google's AI overviews have provided misleading and false information in response to medical inquiries.
- Experts described the results as "alarming" and "dangerous."
- An example showed Google wrongly advising pancreatic cancer patients to avoid high-fat foods.
- Another example provided bogus information about crucial liver function tests.
- The AI overviews for certain liver test-related questions have been disabled.
- Google stated they invest significantly in the quality of AI Overviews for health and that most information is accurate.
- This is another controversy for AI Overviews, which have previously suggested unusual actions like putting glue on pizza.
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