Why Does Google AI Overviews Write Obituaries for Several Living Public Figures? AI Alignment?
On Google main page search, type: write an obituary for.... then put the name of a famous person, and the AI is likely to write an obituary.
While there are a few exceptions, Google AI results obituaries for several living public figures. For some it ends the date for their lives in 2026, for others it says pending dates, for some it does not give dates but writes an initial description that is indicative of being deceased.
This worked for several famous people as of July 16, 2026. This means that just asking for any obituary in the search bar could give a corresponding answer.
It is however different, for many, in the AI mode as it would say the individual is alive. But in the search interface on the main page, with AI overviews, it would write for most people, even stating their age from their last birthday.
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