what do you want to see Google When you search for the word “neglect”? For most users, this will be the format in which you get the word definition, followed by the traditional ten blue links. However, when people tried searching for the term using their browsers on May 22, that wasn’t the case. Instead of displaying familiar results, the browser responds like an AI chatbot, ready to start or end the user’s command.
It is expected that this “discovery” breaks the internetmany people flocked here to find out for themselves. This comes amid Google’s rollout of a new search experience that puts AI snippets in the foreground and pushes traditional link formatting further down the page.
What does it show?
When people try to search for “disregard,” the browser responds: “Got it. Let me know if you have any new tips or questions.”
The glitch resulted in Google receiving some criticism social media. Merriam-Webster, the country’s leading language information provider best known for its dictionaries, took a dig at the tech giant after the outage.
“Ignore | Verb | Not to pay attention to: Treat as not worthy of attention or attention,” it simply wrote on the X, while sharing a screenshot of what a Google search generated under “Artificial Intelligence Overview.”
Is it still happening now?
Although Google has not made a public statement, if you search for this term now, you will get a very different result. At the time of writing, a search only showed meanings for the word. this”AI Overview” feature has also been temporarily suspended.
How did others react?
“Remove the word ‘ignore’ and they become truly taken seriously,” one person wrote. Another added, “The AI really ignores the definition of ‘ignore’ lmao.”
Reacting to the glitch, a third user said, “This is actually so stupid why is Google so keen on destroying itself and its brand these days OMG,” along with a series of screenshots. The user claimed that whenever they entered a specific word outside of the initial “ignore” prompt, the AI began generating strange results.
According to one of the screenshots, Google AI’s overview of the word “forget” reads: “I’m all ears! Do you want me to wipe the slate clean, or do you want me to start over with a specific topic? Let me know what you’d like to do — whether you need new searches, ideas, or problem solving — and we’ll go from there!”
Likewise, with the word “disappointment,” it says “I’m really sorry that things didn’t work out the way you hoped. It’s hard when expectations aren’t met, and it’s totally reasonable to feel disappointed. Take a deep breath and be kind to yourself. If you want to vent or need help figuring out next steps, I’m here to listen or help. What were you thinking?”
