Google AI Overviews mistakes search queries for assistant instructions
Google AI Overviews encountered a peculiar bug. Searching for the word "disregard" returns a chatbot response instead of search results: "Got it! Let me know if

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Google AI Overviews encountered a peculiar bug. Searching for the word "disregard" returns a chatbot response instead of search results: "Got it! Let me know if you need help with anything else." The AI literally reinterprets the query as a self-directed command.