{"id":555831,"date":"2026-03-21T23:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/555831\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T23:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:12:12","slug":"googles-ai-might-rewrite-this-headline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/555831\/","title":{"rendered":"Google’s AI might rewrite this headline"},"content":{"rendered":"

After cratering web traffic with its AI summaries that are prone to misinformation and hallucinations, journalists around the world waited with bated breath for Google\u2019s next great innovation. No longer content with simply plagiarizing others\u2019 work for AI Summaries<\/a>, Google is now using AI to rewrite headlines in search results.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is per The Verge<\/a>, which is ironically always the first to get screwed by the tech and AI industry\u2019s attempts at replacing trustworthy media with hallucinating chatbots. Obviously, much like Grammarly\u2019s attempt to steal writers\u2019 identity<\/a>, Google didn\u2019t even attempt to ask for consent in this. Instead, it\u2019s editorializing headlines in the company\u2019s once coveted \u201c10 blue links\u201d with AI-generated clickbait that misinforms the user. Writer Sean Hollister writes, \u201cGoogle reduced our headline \u2018I used the \u2018cheat on everything\u2019 AI tool and it didn\u2019t help me cheat on anything\u2019 to just five words: \u201c\u2018Cheat on everything\u2019 AI tool.\u2019 It almost sounds like we\u2019re endorsing a product we do not recommend at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Google tells The Verge that these changes are just an experiment, much like the one the company performed in Google Discovery<\/a>. In that case, Google began \u201cexperimenting\u201d with AI clickbait on headlines in Discovery, which later evolved into a permanent feature. So we should assume that AI headlines will become the norm sooner rather than later. According to Google spokespeople Jennifer Kutz, this is to help match queries to headlines. To do so, it\u2019s awkwardly snipping bits of the headline or changing it whole cloth in ways that are misleading and inaccurate. Why stop there? Why not just change the headline to the exact query, whether the article is a good match or not? This is all unsurprising. Since Google began diminishing its Search feature to chase those AI ad bucks, its crown-jewel product has become increasingly unusable for users<\/a> and hostile toward journalists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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