Key Highlights
- The change followed an investigation by the Guardian, which found that the feature sometimes returned simplified or potentially misleading information.
- Google has removed AI summaries from some medical searches after concerns over misleading health information.
- (Pexels) Concerns Raised Over Medical AccuracyThe Guardian reported that searches like “what is the normal range for liver blood tests” generated AI summaries listing basic numerical ranges without considering important factors such as age, sex, ethnicity, or nationality.
- These details are crucial for interpreting medical results accurately, and experts warned that users could mistakenly assume their test results were normal.
- After the report, searches including “what is the normal range for liver blood tests” and “what is the normal range for liver function tests” no longer displayed AI Overviews.
