Dan Gillmor1d ago

Google's profound contempt for journalists is on display as it rewrites publications' headlines in search results, sometimes altering the meaning and intent of the original. https://www.theverge.com/tech/896490/google-replace-news-headlines-in-search-canary-coal-mine-experiment

The company calls it an "experiment" -- as if that makes it OK.

Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines

Google is beginning to replace news headlines in its search results with ones that are AI-generated. After AI clickbait nonsense in its Google Discover news feed, it’s starting to mess with headlines in the “10 blue links” too.

The Verge
Show threadMichael T Babcock
@dangillmor I both like and dislike this tbh.
I find a lot of headlines to be quite misleading on purpose, especially in tech news. I think at least half the time I wouldn't mind an AI summary headline instead.
My problem is I think both should be shown, and tagged appropriately.
Article: "Mission complete success!"
AI: "President makes claims he can't back up about mission."
3:44pmWeb