I asked #Google Search where a particular product was made. I already knew the answer: China. But the Google AI Overview at the top just now confidently told me it was made in the USA!
How come? Because Google AI doesn't really understand anything. It just does LLM calculations and takes a guess. In this case, I looked at the (pastel, hard to see) reference link under the answer.
Going to that page, the situation was instantly clear. At the top of the page, the seller proudly stated that all of its flagship products are made in the USA! But the product I asked about is NOT one of their flagship products, and a human would have instantly understood that.
But Google AI has no "I" -- it is artificial, yes, but has NO intelligence. And the same can be said for the other LLM AI systems as well.
The hype of the century.
Lauren Weinstein /
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