Google’s AI Overview will “disregard” your request to define verbs.<\/p>\n
Instead of surfacing dictionary definitions or useful links upfront, many users on Friday encountered a sparse, strange response and a blank space when searching for single verbs such as “disregard” in the search bar.<\/p>\n
The usual links, including the one to Merriam-Webster’s definition, are still there, but they’re buried below the fold.<\/p>\n
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Similar command phrases, including “ignore,” “quit,” and “stop,” are running into the same problem.<\/p>\n
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Phrases like “look” and “forget are also prompting chatbot-like responses.<\/p>\n
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Earlier this week, Google began rolling out a redesigned Search page<\/a> that displays AI-generated summaries at the top, pushing the traditional “10 blue links” farther down. Compared to when the links appear more immediately, the company has pitched the new design as a faster, more conversational way to search the web.<\/p>\n “We believe the best version of search is one created just for you,” said Robby Stein, vice president of product for Google Search, during the I\/O presentation this week.<\/p>\n A Google spokesperson told Business Insider that the responses don’t relate to the new updates.<\/p>\n “We’re aware that AI Overviews are misinterpreting some action-related queries<\/a>, and we’re working on a fix, which will roll out soon,” the Google spokesperson said.<\/p>\n By comparison, Microsoft Bing, which also offers AI-generated summaries through Copilot, still surfaces more immediately useful information for the same search.<\/p>\n Screenshot<\/p>\n Merriam-Webster, the American dictionary, also weighed in on the AI Overview mishap.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n