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TL;DR Google has apparently shut down its experimental AI feature that summarized medical advice from online users.
The “What People Suggest” tool pulled health tips from forums, not medical professionals.
Google claims the removal is about simplifying Search, not safety issues.
Google is stepping back from a controversial AI Search feature that tried to gather medical advice from internet amateurs. If you’ve searched your symptoms recently, you may have seen a test widget that collected health tips from forums and social media. As of today, that experiment is over.
The Guardian reports that Google has quietly ended its “What People Suggest” feature, an AI search tool that showed health tips and stories from everyday users across the internet. While the idea seemed useful at first, it raised an important question: should a search engine summarize medical advice from strangers?
The feature aimed to give quick, easy-to-read insights from people with similar health issues. It’s easy to see why that might be appealing. Instead of searching through forums, you’d get a summary right away. The problem was that these insights didn’t come from medical professionals. They were taken from user discussions online.
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Google has been under growing pressure over how its AI handles medical information. Earlier investigations found its AI Overviews sometimes delivered misleading or even risky health advice. In some cases, the guidance lacked key context or contradicted established medical recommendations.
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