Google recently got a 2026 search query wrong. According to a post shared by an X (formerly Twitter) user, when asked “is it 2027 next year”, Google AI Overviews – the AI-generated summaries at the top of Google Search results replied in negative, stating “No, 2027 is not next year”. “2026 is the next year, and 2027 will be the year after that, a common year starting on Friday, according to the Gregorian calender”. Notably, it cites Wikipedia, and Time and Date as the source of the information. “2026 is not working great for Google,” X Freeze @XFreeze captioned the post. Responding to the user’s post, Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave a three-word suggestion for Google – “Room for improvement”.
What are Google AI overviews
AI Overviews is a Google Search feature that leverages artificial intelligence to provide users with concise summaries of search results. The AI-generated content aims to offer a quick and informative response to user queries. The feature uses generative AI technology and Google Gemini Pro 1.5 model to return answers.“So you can ask whatever’s on your mind or whatever you need to get done — from researching to planning to brainstorming — and Google will take care of the legwork. This is all made possible by a new Gemini model customised for Google Search. It brings together Gemini’s advanced capabilities — including multi-step reasoning, planning and multimodality — with our best-in-class Search systems,” said Liz Reid, VP, Head of Google Search announcing the AI overviews in 2024.AI Overviews can help with complex questions. For example, if you are looking for a mobile phone accessory shop near your area where you have recently shifted, rather than breaking your question into multiple searches, you can ask one single complex question, “with all the nuances and caveats you have in mind, all in one go.”“Find the best mobile phone accessory shop in Noida sector 18 and show me details on any store offers, and walking time from Mall of India.”Users can also ask Google Search to provide plans for vacations, make itinerary and more. You can ask, “create a 1-month exercise plan to reduce belly fat” or “create a week-long itinerary for Ladakh and places to eat”.
Elon Musk praises Google-owned YouTube
Recently, Elon Musk acknowledged that X is “underpaying” content creators and not allocating payouts accurately. “…the issue is that we are underpaying and not allocating payment accurately enough,” the tech billionaire wrote in a post in response to a discussion on the platform about its creator monetization system.The exchange began when Nikita Bier, an X executive and entrepreneur, announced that the platform would be rolling out “small upgrades for power users” over the next week. A user named Peter Duan (@BTCBULLRIDER) replied to the post, urging the company to fix the monetization model, saying he and other creators had been “consistently underpaid.”“Over the next week, I’ll be dropping some small upgrades for power users. Most of these things were quick fixes that somehow fell through the cracks. Stay tuned,” Bier wrote. Duan quoted the post and replied “please fix the monetization. I have consistently compared my pay outs with my peers and have been consistently underpaid.”In response, Bier said he believed the current creator payout program “does more harm than good” and suggested that X might need to move to a new system altogether.“At this point, I think creator payouts does more harm than good—and we need to off-ramp to a different system,” he wrote. Elon Musk joined the conversation, disagreeing with Bier’s assessment. He wrote, “No, the issue is that we are underpaying and not allocating payment accurately enough.”
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