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Google Search AI suggests drinking urine to pass kidney stones
Google's Search Generative Experience (SGE) AI recommended drinking urine to pass kidney stones. A user shared a screenshot on X, which went viral. The advice is medically incorrect and potentially dangerous. Google has not responded to the incident.
- Date it happened
- 2024-05-05
- Organisation involved
- Product, system or model
- Google Search Generative Experience (SGE)
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