{"id":688466,"date":"2026-05-23T01:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/688466\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T01:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:10:08","slug":"googles-ai-search-is-so-broken-it-can-disregard-what-youre-looking-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/688466\/","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s AI search is so broken it can \u2018disregard\u2019 what you\u2019re looking for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Google\u2019s AI Overviews are running into an interesting problem right now. Earlier on Friday, if you searched for the term \u201cdisregard,\u201d the AI Overview section would include a response like what you\u2019d see from a more traditional AI chatbot instead of the typical AI summary, as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ariadotwav\/status\/2057738319316816097?s=46\" rel=\"nofollow\">spotted on X<\/a>. As you can see in the image at the top of this story, I got an AI Overview response that said, \u201cGot it. If you need anything else or have a new question later, just let me know!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">As of Friday afternoon, however, Google isn\u2019t showing an AI Overview for the term \u201cdisregard\u201d at all \u2014 instead, it shows a list of news stories about the issue first. Google hasn\u2019t replied to our requests for comment. In a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-ai-overviews-definition-bug-3670358\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to Android Authority<\/a>, a spokesperson said that \u201cWe\u2019re aware that AI Overviews are misinterpreting some action-related queries, and we\u2019re working on a fix, which will roll out soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">AI Overviews haven\u2019t just been tripping up over the word \u201cdisregard.\u201d When searching for \u201cignore,\u201d Google\u2019s AI Overview section showed the following message to a Verge colleague:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy38 _1xwtict1\">Message received! I\u2019m here and ready to help. What would you like to focus on today? Just let me know if there\u2019s a specific topic, task, or question you\u2019d like to explore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">When they searched \u201cskip,\u201d the AI Overview section said:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy38 _1xwtict1\">It looks like your message was just a test or a typo! Feel free to ask a question, share a prompt, or let me know how I can help you with your tasks today. I\u2019m ready whenever you are!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">As of Friday afternoon, Google is still showing me AI Overviews with broken responses when I search for \u201cignore\u201d and \u201cskip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">As funny as this all is, it\u2019s almost certainly just some kind of bug \u2014 I expect Google will fix it soon enough. Maybe Google Search itself is tired after everything that happened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/932454\/google-io-2026-news-announcements\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">at Google I\/O<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Updates, May 22nd: Google now isn\u2019t showing AI Overviews for \u201cdisregard.\u201d Also added a Google statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s AI Overviews are running into an interesting problem right now. 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