By the way, if it wasn't so dystopian and nauseating, it could be actually funny, but we live in this reality so...
Google: "We'll shove AI into everything"
Also Google, in 2026:
'There are two 'P's in the word Google' says the company's upgraded AI Overview, as an old LLM issue rears its ugly head
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/there-are-two-ps-in-the-word-google-says-the-companys-upgraded-ai-overview-as-an-old-llm-issue-rears-its-ugly-head/
As we march ever further into our bright AI future, it's somehow reassuring to know the tech can still stumble at the first hurdle. Or concerning, one of the two. Google Search users will have noticed that the AI Overview feature has been upgraded recently as part of the company's efforts to crowbar more AI into, well, everything.
What this means in practice is more conversational, LLM-generated responses to basic queries—but they still sometimes reveal more about the tech's capabilities than Google would like.
Techcrunch has noticed an old LLM favourite appearing within AI Overview's ever-more-prominent top box: the inability to correctly identify letters within words. A simple search query of "How many Ps are in Google" can cause an... inaccurate response.
Please excuse my bad English.
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