Google is experimentally replacing news headlines with AI clickbait nonsense
TL;DR
Google is testing AI-generated headlines in its Discover feed, replacing original article titles with sometimes misleading or clickbait-style text. While some AI headlines are acceptable, others are sensationalized and inaccurate, raising concerns about the quality of news presentation.
Did you know that BG3 players exploit children? Are you aware that Qi2 slows older Pixels? If we wrote those misleading headlines, readers would rip us a new one - but Google is experimentally beginning to replace the original headlines on stories it serves with AI nonsense like that.
I read a lot of my bedtime news via Google Discover, aka "swipe right on your Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel homescreen until you see a news feed appear," and that's where these new AI headlines are beginning to show up.
They're not all bad. For example, "Origami model wins prize" and "Hyundai, Kia gain share" seem fine, even if not remotely as interesting as …