Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for - The Verge
Google's $2T search refresh just broke the dictionary. AI Overviews can't define 'disregard'—and it's not alone.
Why it matters
Google's AI Overviews, positioned as the biggest search upgrade in 25 years, is shipping with critical quality control failures that undermine core search functionality. This signals broader challenges in deploying LLM-powered products at scale without sufficient guardrails, raising questions about rush-to-market pressure in the AI search race.
The key facts
4 to knowAI Overviews fails to correctly define common English words including 'disregard', 'stop', 'ignore'
Feature positioned as Google's 'biggest upgrade in 25 years'
Multiple reports across The Verge, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Engadget indicate widespread issue
Published May 22, 2026 — indicates recent/active problem
Go to the source
Reuters Technologynews.google.com
Publisher excerpt: Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for The Verge You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’ TechCrunch Google’s 'biggest upgrade in 25 years' stumbles over one simple word 10TV Google’s AI Overviews break the dictionary when you use words like ‘disregard’…