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Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice
Exclusive: Revelation comes as company faces mounting scrutiny over use of AI to provide health tips
TL;DR
- Google has quietly removed its AI search feature "What People Suggest".
- The feature provided users with crowdsourced health advice from amateurs worldwide.
- A Google spokesperson claims the feature was removed as part of a "broader simplification" of the search page, unrelated to quality or safety.
- The removal comes amid growing scrutiny of Google's AI-generated health information.
- Previously, Google had to remove AI Overviews for some medical queries after an investigation found misleading health information.