Google search is showing AI generated summaries - we are doomed - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: e100
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2024, 08:10:36 am
content: I just searched for "impedance protected transformers" and it showed an AI generated summary above the first result.How do I know that this generated infomation isn't complete garbage?I've been avoiding AI generated info as much as possible because it's generally useless, misleading or plain wrong, but now Google has jumped on the bandwagon and is displaying this generated infomation above the normal search results.

author: brucehoult
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2024, 08:14:28 am
content: "Citation required" and follow them up?

author: jonpaul
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2024, 08:39:32 am
content: SE: Avoud Google for ANYTHING.Use DuckDuckGoAlt Bing?Browsers: Brave, Firefox, Operaj

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2024, 08:41:10 am
content: Err... ignore it? It's distinguished from the main search results.I've seen it before. Unfortunately, Gemini doesn't seem to be as good as GPT, and hasmanymore hallucinations. At least that's what I've noticed.

author: Bryn
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2024, 04:09:21 pm
content: Are you talking about "Featured Snippets"? If so, that's been there for a long while... unless there's something that I don't know of.Care to provide a screenshot of it, so that I'm seeing the same thing? (I even used the exact keywords as you did just to see what you were talking about)

author: e100
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2024, 04:27:27 pm
content: Quote from: Bryn on October 08, 2024, 04:09:21 pm

author: Bryn
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2024, 06:09:39 pm
content: Ah, I see... thanks for that. Never saw it before...Tried it again and I don't see it. Dunno why that isBaffling...

author: Kim Christensen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2024, 06:41:30 pm
content: I don't see those AI search results either. Doesn't matter whether I'm logged into my Google account or not. (MS Edge)But I did notice that Gemini AI is now a thing in the Google APs window:

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2024, 08:24:49 pm
content: Given how compute-expensive AI is right now, I suspect Google is rolling this out only to some users. Probably users they judge most likely to use competing AI like Bing/ChatGPT. They may also do some low level filtering on requests to determine if something is... er... "interesting" enough for the AI?

author: Bryn
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2024, 10:39:07 am
content: Even if some of us get it, including the OP who already as, we could turn that off, right?

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2024, 11:38:07 am
content: Quote from: Bryn on October 09, 2024, 10:39:07 amProbably easy enough to add an adblock filter. It'll obviously still compute in the background, no idea if that can be turned off.So far I don't trust it enough to use it because it does seem to be noticeably worse than competitor systems.

author: e100
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2024, 03:05:37 pm
content: Quote from: Bryn on October 09, 2024, 10:39:07 amI asked google how to disable it and the second suggestion (on desktop Chrome) is to install an extension called "Hide Google AI Overviews".I did and no more AI. Currently it has a score of 4.9/5.The top comments are:-The irony of searching how to block Ai results and the Ai gives a suggestion. You played yourself Google.- Yay, my screen is no longer taken up by mostly incorrect information.- yay

author: CatalinaWOW
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2024, 03:40:56 pm
content: It is no worse than the string of sponsored answers. At least it is identified. I tend to ignore both the AI and the sponsored results.