{"id":672555,"date":"2025-05-30T13:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-fixes-bug-that-led-ai-overviews-to-say-its-now-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:48:17","slug":"google-fixes-bug-that-led-ai-overviews-to-say-its-now-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-fixes-bug-that-led-ai-overviews-to-say-its-now-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Google fixes bug that led AI Overviews to say it&#8217;s now 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI tools are touted as capable helpers that can easily help you research, code, summarize, write and bring you knowledge of any kind. But sometimes simple questions befuddle them. Google\u2019s AI Overviews, for example, is confused what year it is.<\/p>\n<p>Several users reported over the past few days that when they asked Google what year it is, AI Overviews said the current year is 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This reporter got the same answer on Thursday morning when Google was asked if it\u2019s 2025 right now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-at-11.03.06AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3013439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-at-11.03.06AM.jpg 616w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-at-11.03.06AM.jpg?resize=150,69 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-at-11.03.06AM.jpg?resize=300,139 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-at-11.03.06AM.jpg?resize=430,199 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">Image Credits: TechCrunch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google finally fixed the bug late on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked why this h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened, Google didn\u2019t provide a particular reason, only saying that it was working on an update to avoid such issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs with all Search features, we rigorously make improvements and use examples like this to update our systems. The vast majority of AI Overviews provide helpful, factual information, and we\u2019re actively working on an update to address this type of issue,\u201d a Google spokesperson said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google has been working on AI Overviews for a few years now, and the feature has so far made some notable blunders \u2014 to name just a couple, it has recommended users eat <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icreatelife\/status\/1793781850923823144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1793781850923823144%7Ctwgr%5E98263ce5ef0eb3a90f9bfe7b109e0bb2a3202877%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F05%2F24%2Ftechnology%2Fgoogle-ai-overview-search.html\">\u201cone small rock per day,\u201d<\/a> saying rocks are a good source of vitamins and minerals, and even suggested <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/google-ai-glue-pizza-i-tried-it-2024-5\">adding glue in order to help cheese stick to a pizza<\/a>. When the company rolled out the feature in Hindi in India, TechCrunch found that its answers were often inconsistent and confusing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent weeks, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has touted usage numbers for AI Overviews, saying that the feature is now being used by 1.5 billion users in over 100 countries. He also added that in markets like the U.S. and India, the feature is driving over 10% usage of the search engine for related queries. The company is betting a lot on driving people to use its AI-powered search and Q&amp;A features more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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