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Google’s AI news bot is still confused but no longer replacing our headlines.

After the whole “BG3 players exploit children” thing, it seems Google got the message. Its bot is still spitting nonsense like “Prebuilts beat DIY builds” and it’s linking to unrelated stories instead of my scoop, but small victories, right?

<em>Google’s summary is all about <a href="https://techyes.pages.dev/report/820656/valve-interview-arm-gaming-steamos-pierre-loup-griffais">my story</a>... so why is Google linking to <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-machine-vs-playstation-5">this unrelated story at IGN</a>?</em>
<em>Another mismatch: <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dont-expect-a-steamos-phone-after-the-steam-machine-valve-engineer-says">Rock Paper Shotgun’s story</a> is about <a href="https://techyes.pages.dev/report/820656/valve-interview-arm-gaming-steamos-pierre-loup-griffais">my story</a> but the summary is about <a href="https://techyes.pages.dev/news/837524/valves-android-compatibility-layer-now-has-its-official-name-lepton-and-a-cute-frog-logo">a different story entirely</a>.</em>
<em>“Prebuilts beat DIY builds” is clickbait, but at least it’s not overwriting the real headline.</em>
<em>“Cushing CGI claim advances” still sounds silly but the summary is better and more prominent.</em>
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Google’s summary is all about my story... so why is Google linking to this unrelated story at IGN?
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