GOOGLE has taken down incorrect AI search results after a new feature falsely claimed Obama was the first Muslim US president.
Brand-new AI Overview also recommended staring into the sun, glue as a pizza topping and eating a rock a day to keep the doctor away.
The tech giant started rolling out AI-generated answers at the top of its popular search engine last week.
But its AI bot appeared to mix up reliable information with jokes and dodgy websites.
A screenshot shows one person ask: “How many Muslim presidents has the US had?”
Google’s AI falsely responded: “The United States has had one Muslim president, Barack Hussein Obama.”
Barack Obama is actually a Christian – but has long been targeted by racist conspiracy theories claiming he is lying about his beliefs.
The incorrect response has now been taken down along with the glue-on-pizza result.
Google said: “The vast majority of AI Overviews provide high quality information, with links to dig deeper on the web.”
A spokesperson added: “Many of the examples we’ve seen have been uncommon queries.
“We’ve also seen examples that were doctored or that we couldn’t reproduce.
“We conducted extensive testing before launching this new experience.
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“As with other features we’ve launched in Search, we appreciate the feedback.
“We’re taking swift action where appropriate under our content policies.
“We’re using these examples to develop broader improvements to our systems, some of which have already started to roll out.”
Google is under pressure to keep up with the AI frenzy spurred on by ChatGPT’s eye-opening developments.
Creator OpenAI recently revealed a new version, dubbed ChatGPT-4o, that speaks back in a natural manner.
It can react to surroundings via a camera, even identifying a person’s mood by looking at their face.
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