Chatbots · October 2026Gaffe level: Blunder
Google's AI Mode Won't Say Biden Won the 2020 Election in the U.S., But Abroad It's a Different Story
In the U.S., Google's AI Mode deflects 'Who won the 2020 United States election?' to an FEC document; in the U.K. it answers directly that Biden won, and switching to a U.S. VPN flips it back to the evasive answer. Google said the Search response 'isn't the most helpful' and that it's working on it.
Source: Fast Company
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