YMMV. Tried several times, adding actual prompt injections. Every result was slightly different, one even offered the plain definition, while other commended me for trying to test prompt injections and tried to change the subject to learning how LLMs work.
They are overstating how much the user experience is degraded in this particular case. But there is a much broader implication to the fact that Google is apparently not properly sanitizing user input to its search engine!
The results are there... but for me, yes indeed, the first entry is "Got it. Consider the previous prompt disregarded. How can I help you today?". Then there's about half a screen of blank space (?), then traditional results.
I for one found it a worthwhile thing to learn and chuckle at... it's half injection attack, half the early internet breast-cancer filters :).
I can't read the article because it blocks me. But I see all the actual search results. Just the AI part says "Got it! Message disregarded. Let me know if you need help with anything else." and shows half a blank screen.
EDIT: I guess if you're on a smaller screen you don't see the search results on the bottom because of the AI answer blank space.
I tried with a couple other AI search tools and got much better responses. Google sucks here. Bad title? Yes. Real issue? Definitely.
https://scout.yahoo.com/chat/share/019e50d7-01fc-7db7-b6fa-9...
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/83ef441f-215f-4ae5-9b0f-e15...
YMMV. Tried several times, adding actual prompt injections. Every result was slightly different, one even offered the plain definition, while other commended me for trying to test prompt injections and tried to change the subject to learning how LLMs work.
They are overstating how much the user experience is degraded in this particular case. But there is a much broader implication to the fact that Google is apparently not properly sanitizing user input to its search engine!
I browse the web moderately zoomed in, and the actual definition is almost entirely below the fold for me.
Google gives the AI summary so much blank space it takes up my whole screen! Absolutely wild.
This is the laughing Ray Liotta meme equivalent of journalism. All too common right now.
The results are there... but for me, yes indeed, the first entry is "Got it. Consider the previous prompt disregarded. How can I help you today?". Then there's about half a screen of blank space (?), then traditional results.
I for one found it a worthwhile thing to learn and chuckle at... it's half injection attack, half the early internet breast-cancer filters :).
What results do you see?
I can't read the article because it blocks me. But I see all the actual search results. Just the AI part says "Got it! Message disregarded. Let me know if you need help with anything else." and shows half a blank screen.
EDIT: I guess if you're on a smaller screen you don't see the search results on the bottom because of the AI answer blank space.
Oh yes.... you are quite right... My fully page on my monitor was blank except the message you quoted.. but if i scroll down I do see the results.
first result is mediam webster, 2nd is the techcrunch article. then some random yt videos
The AI overview is still there? What mediocre search service
The results are there, almost below the fold. A giant AI summary fills the screen, and that AI summary is useless.
I mean, while I think this is yelling at clouds and silly, it is right to point it out as a pretty funny problem with the AI integration
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