Google's new AI-powered 'Search Generative Experience' algorithms recommend scam sites that redirect visitors to unwanted Chrome extensions, fake iPhone giveaways, browser spam subscriptions, and tech support scams.

(In the case that someone in Lemmy still use Google)

  • stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub
    871·
    8 months ago

    Here the funny part, google knew this shit would happen. How you ask? Well, see google has had this problem for a long time.

    When google first came out, there was all sorts of techniques you could use to boost your PageRank. Google had to tweak and tweak and tweak to fix it so that nazi sites would not come up when you looked up Jewish holocaust memorial museums for example.

    Seems they’ve learned nothing. And yet they’re still one of the biggest tech companies in the world.

    Scary. Let’s add AI to the mix now.

    • Zerush@lemmy.mlOP
      121·
      8 months ago

      At least they haven’t used ChaosGPT for this.

      Lord and master, hear my call! I have need of Thee! from the spirits that I called Sir, deliver me!

      Goethe - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice