When Google <a href="https://blog.google/products/search/generative-ai-google-search-may-2024/" data-link-name="in body link">announced</a> it was integrating AI-generated summaries into its search engine earlier this year, it brandished a bold slogan: “Let Google do the searching for you.” It’s an appealing idea that plays on our fondness for convenient tech that can streamline our lives. Yet if you’re the sort of internet user who wants to be sure you’re getting the most impartial, accurate and useful information, you may not want to leave the searching in such susceptible AI hands.
