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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: People Are Googling Fake Sayings To See AI Overviews Explain Them
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:48:59 -0000 (UTC)
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Here’s yet another way to have fun with AI, AI, everywhere. If Google
wants to do AI analyses in response to your search queries, why not
try giving it whimsical, not to say fictional, search queries, to do
the analysis on?

And true to form, the AI supercomplex does not disappoint
<https://www.zdnet.com/article/people-are-googling-fake-sayings-to-see-ai-overviews-explain-them-and-its-hilarious/>.

Try it yourself. I put in “you can't make avocado without breaking
legs”, and it came back with some paragraphs that began

    The statement "you can't make avocado without breaking legs" is a
    humorous exaggeration, implying that preparing or consuming
    avocados is a challenging and dangerous task. In reality, avocados
    are not difficult to prepare, and their consumption does not pose
    any risk of breaking legs.

followed by some genuine tips on how to prepare avocados, and ending with

    While there's a popular saying about avocado toast being a "foodie
    trend," the reality is that preparing and enjoying avocados is a
    simple and safe process. The statement about breaking legs is just
    a funny way to highlight the popularity and sometimes the
    perceived "effort" associated with enjoying this fruit.