Control-Alt-Delete Google manually removed AI-powered search results from pages where it was caught giving bizarre and incorrect information to search users, The Verge reports. Last week, on the heels of Google’s all-in-on-AI I/O conference, netizens and journalists alike took to social media in droves to share screenshots of Google’s new “AI Overview” — in short, a new AI function tacked to the top of Google search pages that gobbles up search results and paraphrases what it finds — spitting out head-scratching, false, and in some cases downright conspiratorial answers to search queries. Case in point, the AI feature was caught telling users that they should try putting glue on pizza, a recommendation the AI sourced from an 11-year-old Reddit comment posted by a user who goes by “Fucksmith.” The AI was also caught telling people they should eat rocks, and even rehashing false “Birther” conspiracy claims that former President Barack Obama is secretly Muslim. But now, these particular mistakes, among many others, are gone. Per The Verge, in what can only be described as a Whac-A-Mole-inspired strategy, Google quickly moved to manually remove AI Overview from these specific, problem-stirring queries. In short, it’s a short-sighted, band-aid fix that arguably fails to address far more persistent flaws of the tech — and Google has its work cut out to ensure the reputation of its flagship product doesn’t take on any more damage. Keep Scrolling To be clear, it’s a good thing that Google is taking AI Overview off of search pages where…Google Caught Manually Taking Down Bizarre AI Answers