Google’s AI Overviews echo anti-abortion messaging, report finds


In a series of searches conducted in three US states that require women to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion – Arizona, Florida and Wisconsin – the nonprofit group found that Google’s AI Overviews framed the scans as a way for women to make informed choices about their health and cited pages from crisis pregnancy centres as sources for the summaries. — Pixabay

Google’s AI summaries have responded to some internet searches about abortion by echoing talking points from organisations that attempt to dissuade women from ending their pregnancies, according to a Campaign for Accountability report.

In a series of searches conducted in three US states that require women to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion – Arizona, Florida and Wisconsin – the nonprofit group found that Google’s AI Overviews framed the scans as a way for women to make informed choices about their health and cited pages from crisis pregnancy centres as sources for the summaries. 

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