Google AI cannot spell Google, it is not a joke

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Google AI cannot spell Google, it is not a joke

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Google AI cannot spell Google, it is not a joke
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Google AI Overview is unable to count letters correctly (Image created using AI) Google's AI may be smart enough to write code, summarise the internet and answer complex questions. But ask it to spell "Google" correctly, and it may fail. No, we are not joking. The company's AI Overviews feature is seemingly struggling with basic spelling and letter-counting questions.

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