Don’t Google “Is it 2025?” unless you want to laugh at the state of AI (Updated: Statement)

Google TL;DR Google Search’s AI Overview results are known to confidently give wrong answers, and they continue to do so. The latest gaffe surfaced when users asked if it is 2025, to which AI Overview incorrectly claims it is 2024 and not 2025. Such confidently wrong results highlight the perils of relying on AI for fact-checking. Users can turn off AI Overview for cleaner search results. Update, May 30, 2025 (11:47 AM ET): A Google spokesperson has shared the following statement with us: As with all Search features, we rigorously make improvements and use examples like this to update our systems. The vast majority of AI Overviews provide helpful, factual information and we’re actively working on an update to address this type of issue. Thankfully, the AI Overview result for this query has now been fixed. Google Search now correctly identifies the current year, even in AI Overview results. Original article, May 28, 2025 (10:47 AM ET): If you bumped your head a few years ago and jus ... Read full article.