Algorithms · September 2023Gaffe level: Typo
First Google Search Result for Tiananmen Square "Tank Man" Is AI Generated Selfie
For a brief stretch, the top Google image result for the iconic Tank Man photo was an AI-generated selfie, served with a straight face by the world's biggest search engine. Search went from finding history to inventing it.
Source: 404 Media
Google's Medical AI Interviewed Real Patients in a First-of-Its-Kind Lancet Study
In the first prospective real-world study of its kind, published in The Lancet, 98 patients at a Boston primary care clinic talked through their symptoms with Google's AMIE chatbot before urgent appointments, with a physician watching every chat. No conversation needed a safety stop, the AI's differential matched the final diagnosis 90% of the time, and doctors said its summaries helped them prepare in three-quarters of cases.
Source: Becker's Hospital Review