Google removes some AI summaries after users’ health put at risk

Some of the AI summaries, which appear at the top of search results, provided inaccurate health information, putting users at risk of harm. File picture

Google has removed some of its artificial intelligence health summaries after an investigation found people were being put at risk of harm by false and misleading information.

The company has said its AI Overviews, which use generative AI to provide snapshots of essential information about a topic or question, are “helpful” and “reliable”.