Google has removed some of its artificial intelligence health summaries after an investigation found people were being put at risk of harm by false and misleading information. The company has said its AI Overviews, which use generative AI to provide snapshots of essential information about a topic or question, are “helpful” and “reliable”. However, some of the summaries, which appear at the top of search results, provided inaccurate health information, putting users at risk of harm. What Google’s AI Overviews said was normal may vary drastically from what was actually considered normal, experts said. AI Overviews still pop up for other examples that the Guardian originally highlighted to Google.

Source: Irish Examiner January 11, 2026 11:45 UTC