Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, says Google's Sundar Pichai
BBC News
BBC interview with Faisal Islam at Google's California headquarters
“This is why people also use Google search, and we have other products that are more grounded in providing accurate information. ... have to learn to use these tools for what they're good at, and not blindly trust everything they say ... the current state-of-the-art AI technology is prone to some errors.”
Sundar Pichaireported 18 November 2025- What you'll lose1/5
Your time, now spent fact-checking.
- Condescension2/5
Fact-checking is your job now.
- Tone-deafness3/5
Said by the man selling the answers.
- Doom0/5
None.
- Hypocrisy4/5
Google puts AI answers above its search results.
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The occasion
BBC interview with Faisal Islam at Google's California headquarters, reported 18 November 2025.
Context
Asked about the accuracy of his AI models, Pichai said they are prone to errors and that people should use them alongside other tools. The BBC article itself adds that some experts say big tech firms should make their systems more reliable rather than invite users to fact-check them. No BBC video or transcript was read.
Crowd reaction
Critical commentary
The BBC report notes 'some experts say big tech firms such as Google should not be inviting users to fact-check their tools' output', and Gina Neff (Queen Mary University of London) said such systems 'make up answers to please us - and that's a problem'; Blaze Media says the answer 'seems at odds with the wonder of AI he championed'. Critical commentary only.
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