Are baby elephants, which weigh hundreds of pounds at birth, tiny enough to fit squarely within the bounds of a human palm? Common sense would say no — but Google’s AI Overview, or the AI-generated summary of web content that now often pops up at the top of Google results pages, seems to think the answer is yes. A Google search for “baby elephant” returns an incongruous AI summary that, despite accurately noting that newborn elephant calves “weigh between 200 and 364” pounds and “stand about 3 [feet] tall,” inexplicably includes an obviously fake image of a teacup-sized elephant nestled into the palm of a human hand. It’s smaller than Demi Moore’s dog — and yes, it’s clearly AI-generated. Things only get worse from there. A simple click on the image reveals that it was created by an Etsy user named DazzlingVisions, who’s selling the synthetic photo — along with many other similar images depicting a variety of tiny versions of definitely-much-larger animals — as a “digital print” for a dirt-cheap $1.69. The critter is described in an associated caption as an “adorable/impossible baby elephant.” The Overview slip-up is a fascinating instance of Google’s AI search feature blending sound information with glaring fabulism, resulting in a confusing information stew and again calling the discernment of the search giant’s AI Overview — how it sources text and imagery, and what it considers reliable — into question. The Etsy seller themself, after all, noted that the elephant was “impossible.” How did it…Google’s AI Overview Believes Baby Elephants Can Sit in the Palm of a Human Hand