Google revamped its search engine in May with AI-generated written summaries, which now often appear at the top of search results. The purpose of the summary is to provide a quick answer to the user's search query so that they do not have to click on a link and visit another website for more information. Google's change came after a year of testing with some users, but its use is still revealing falsehoods, highlighting the risks of delegating the task of sourcing information to AI chatbots. Prone to making known mistakes.
Some news media organizations are concerned about AI companies pushing their chatbots to deliver news gathered by professional journalists. The New York Times is one of several news outlets that have sued OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for copyright infringement. News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal and New York Post, sued Perplexity, another AI search engine, in early October. OpenAI said in a blog post Thursday that its new search engine was built with the help of news partners, including the Associated Press and News Corp. The company said it will include links to sources such as news and blog posts. It was not immediately clear whether the links would correspond to the original source of information presented by the chatbot.
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