
Did you know that BG3 players exploit children? Are you aware that Qi2 slows older Pixels? If we wrote those misleading headlines, readers would rip us a new one – but Google is experimentally beginning to replace the original headlines on stories it serves with AI nonsense like that.

I read a lot of my bedtime news via Google Discover, aka « swipe right on your Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel homescreen until you see a news feed appear, » and that’s where these new AI headlines are beginning to show up.
They’re not all bad. For example, « Origami model wins prize » and « Hyundai, Kia gain share » seem fine, even if not remotely as interesting as …