Google’s Gemini AI overview verifies non-existing idioms as factual. What could go wrong? The chuckles ensue.
We have often been reminded that we cannot simply rely on AI to provide accurate information, and there have been some incidents that make this painfully obvious. Here is another confirmation: Google Gemini AI verifies non-existent idioms as factual, and it’s quite amusing, actually. If you need to catch a few chuckles, just come up with a catchy phrase, type it into Google Search and add “meaning” afterwards. Relax and watch Google’s Gemini AI Overview feature produce an idiom that is not just wrong but could be rather entertaining.
For instance, when we input the words „hot hard won’t melt“, and Gemini came up with the answer below.
That was not all. A search for „a horse is easier to deceive“ came up with this: “it’s easier to fool or trick someone who is naive, gullible, or easily influenced”
This pattern continued in a post by @gregjenner on Bluesky about the AI Overview feature.
