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Google’s AI Overviews Goes Viral Again For Hallucinating Fake Idiom Meanings

• Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
• Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

Social media users noticed that Google’s AI Overviews feature provides explanations and definitions for fake idioms when they include the word “meaning” after a random phrase. Many of these AI-generated responses have gone viral, sparking laughter among social media users.

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

• Users on social media noticed Google’s AI Overviews makes up explanations for fake idioms.
• Multiple users on Threads, X, and Bluesky have reported similar hallucinations of absurd, made-up sayings.
• It’s not the first time AI Overviews goes viral for providing incorrect information.

This isn’t the first time AI Overviews has earned an embarrassing reputation. Last year, Google Search’s AI tool went viral for delivering incorrect answers —some of which were based on outdated Reddit posts—undermining the model’s credibility, reliability, and accuracy.

This time, the AI model has given users “serious” responses to made-up sayings. According to Mashable , this need from AI models to provide an answer even when they do not have the answer or enough information to provide a correct response is now known as “AI-splaining.”

Spit out my coffee. I call this “AI-splaining” pic.twitter.com/K9tLIwoCqC — Lily Ray 😏 (@lilyraynyc) April 20, 2025

Many users shared on social media a few examples of the current situation with AI Overviews. “Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add ‘meaning’ afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up,” wrote a Bluesky user who included screenshots of his test.

He wrote “you can’t lick a badger twice,” followed by the word “meaning”, and the AI model provided an explanation for the fake idiom: “It means you can trick or deceive someone a second time after they’ve been tricked once.” AI Overviews proceeded to provide a more detailed explanation, breaking it down word by word.

“The replies to this thread are very funny, but it’s a warning sign that one of the key functions of Googling – the ability to factcheck a quote, verify a source, or track down something half remembered – will get so much harder if AI prefers to legitimate statistical possibilities over actual truth,” added the user.

A reporter from Yahoo! Tech confirmed the hallucination by writing fake Pokémon idioms such as “Never let your horse play Pokémon” and the AI model replied with a complete made-up explanation: “Is a humorous, lighthearted warning against allowing a horse, which is a large animal with a strong will, to engage in activities, like playing video games or the Pokémon card game, that are typically considered human activities.”

Google AI Overviews has been expanding to more countries and regions in the past few months, and has recently reached over 1.5 billion users per month.

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Perplexity and Motorola Announce New Partnership To Bring AI To Smartphones

• Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
• Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

Perplexity and Motorola announced a new partnership this Thursday to bring AI features to the next generation of smartphones. Upcoming devices, including the new Razr series, will integrate Perplexity’s app along with customized features.

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

• Perplexity and Motorola announced a new partnership to include AI features in the new devices’ hardware and software.
• Customers who purchase Razr and Edge 60 devices will get 3 months of Perplexity Pro at no cost.

According to Perplexity’s announcement , the two companies have collaborated to embed AI capabilities into both the hardware and software of the new devices.

“The Perplexity app will come pre-installed on all new Motorola devices, making our search capabilities immediately available,” wrote the AI startup. “But it’s not just about saving you a trip to the Play Store. We’ve created custom optimizations for Motorola’s hardware and software.”

The company highlighted that the new Razr devices will include an external display AI feature, and users will be able to interact with Perplexity’s AI assistant and will connect with Moto AI—Motorola’s integrated artificial intelligence platform.

“This is one of our first and most comprehensive integrations with a mobile phone brand, designed to provide a seamless search and assistant experience directly within Motorola’s ecosystem,” states the document.

Perplexity also recently announced its new Voice Assistant feature, which will be a key feature in the new partnership with Motorola to assist users in multiple tasks.

Starting today, Perplexity will come pre-installed on all new Motorola phones. Users will have direct access to search and assistant features across the @Moto ecosystem, including a 3-month Pro subscription. pic.twitter.com/2VuITn1NUT — Perplexity (@perplexity_ai) April 24, 2025

The AI startup also announced that customers with Razr and Edge 60 devices will get 3 months of Perplexity Pro for free, with access to exclusive features such as Deep Research and Pro Shopping features.

According to CNBC , Perplexity’s new partnership to join the smartphone market to expand AI features—the way Apple and OpenAI recently announced —is focused on distribution and user adoption rather than revenue.

“We’re not making money off their sales or anything like that,” said Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas to CNBC in a recent interview. “We’re looking for usage, and they’re looking for introducing amazing new, cool features, so it’s like a win-win for both of us.”

Srinivas expects to make it easier for users to use AI daily and take advantage of the features. “Your phone is now an answer machine, personal assistant and a research agent,” said Srinivas in a New York event on Wednesday.

Perplexity has been expanding and integrating new features into its AI models as well. A few months ago, the company announced a new integration with the Chinese AI model DeepSeek into its platform.