Why Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else)

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Google's AI is flawed in its ability to spell words, including its own name, as demonstrated by incorrect counts of letters in words like 'poop' and 'journalism'. This issue is not new, as a similar problem occurred when Google first introduced AI Overviews to Search.

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TechCrunch AIWhy Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else)5/29/2026, 1:38:18 PM

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