TikTok's AI Overviews Probably Thinks This Story Is a Blueberry
Key takeaways
- The feature, which was in testing, was supposed to generate text summaries beneath video posts on the app.
- A TikTok representative didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
- TikTok's AI Overviews feature was similar to the AI summaries Google uses in its search algorithm.
Tik Tok's AI Overviews is singing the blues. The feature, which was in testing, was supposed to generate text summaries beneath video posts on the app. But due to numerous egregious inaccuracies in the AI-generated descriptions -- including one mistaking a celebrity content creator for blueberries -- Tik Tok has scaled back the test. A Tik Tok spokesperson told Business Insider that the updated feature will now only identify products shown in a video, not offer the sometimes-bizarre summaries.
A TikTok representative didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
TikTok's AI Overviews feature was similar to the AI summaries Google uses in its search algorithm. It was supposed to explain what's happening in video posts and provide additional context. It succeeded only some of the time.