Google’s AI declines to say who won 2020 presidential election

If for some reason you can’t remember who won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, you’ll have better luck texting a friend or family member, knocking on your neighbor’s door, or questioning a random passerby than asking Google AI. In a puzzling glitch recently noticed by Bluesky users, Google’s AI-powered search feature wouldn’t directly answer a very straightforward question about political history.