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You can trick Google's AI Overviews into explaining made-up idioms


'You can't lick a badger twice.'

As Big Tech pours countless dollars and resources into AI, preaching the gospel of its utopia-creating brilliance, here's a reminder that algorithms can screw up. The latest evidence: You can trick Google's AI Overview(the automated answers at the top of your search queries) into explaining fictional, nonsensical idioms as if they were real. "Eat the biggest chalupa first" is a playful way of suggesting that when facing a large challenge or a plentiful meal, you should first start with the most substantial part or item.

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