Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia
Source: The Verge
Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query does trump show signs of dementia as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents.
When making the search about President Trump, AI Overviews will display a message that says, An AI Overview is not available for this search:
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Go directly to AI Mode, and youll only receive a list of 10 web results instead of a summarized page of information:
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Similar searches about Trump are limited in the same way. Various queries about dementia, Alzheimers, and senility display no AI overview and only produce a list of links inside AI Mode.
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Read more: https://www.theverge.com/news/789152/google-ai-searches-blocking-trump-dementia-biden
With queries about Biden, Google doesn't offer an AI summary, just links. But if you go to AI mode, you will get an AI summary abour Biden with a preliminary paragraph saying its answer isn't definitive because it's based only on public information.
The Verge staff thinks Google is afraid of Trump.

Joinfortmill
(19,027 posts)Javaman
(64,575 posts)frankly, I'm okay with this. I hate the AI slop anyway. I wish there was a way to turn off the google AI.
yardwork
(68,177 posts)I typed "Trump dementia" into the google search box and got... nothing. A blank page. I've never seen that before.
I tried again a couple of times and still got a blank page. Weird.
I tried again "Trump signs of dementia" and got the captcha robot test page. After accurately identifying all pics with a motorcycle, I got... the captcha page again. Did it again and finally got a list of links, mostly "Google accused of blocking searches for Trump and dementia." No AI summary.
I tried it with "Biden dementia" and instantly got a long list of links.
Yep. Google is up to something. Protecting Trump.
markodochartaigh
(4,220 posts)I substituted "Biden", "Bush", "Obama", and even "Carter", but when I used "Trump" I got
"An AI Overview is not available for this search".
FakeNoose
(38,832 posts)"trump dementia -ai"
Anytime you search for something in google, type ... "-ai "... after the term and it gives you results WITHOUT the AI input.
Cheezoholic
(3,337 posts)I think that was the point of the OP. When you add FatFucks name you get an AI overview unavailable (only on google I've seen) as stated. I tried FatFuck and dementia and that didn't work either lol. Your advice is good practice for those not familiar and that don't want to see the AI crap (although it's still collecting the search data in the background). I've edited any google search in chrome to automatically add -ai so I don't get the ai overview although I'm usually on Linux and stay away from the techbro crap as much as I can. It's getting impossible though, they are shoving shit at us like there's no tomorrow, like we're heroine addicts.
Bernardo de La Paz
(59,143 posts)Thus, a similar experience to your "-ai" search. Regardless, thank you for your suggestion.
Javaman
(64,575 posts)GreenWave
(11,713 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(59,143 posts)Mme. Defarge
(8,778 posts)Indeed it does.
hlthe2b
(111,542 posts)Summarizing both what psychologists/psychiatrists and other medical experts have surmised and that of the general public, with the qualifier that no official diagnosis has been made public. It does mention the contradictory messaging from the White House, though.
Buddyzbuddy
(1,594 posts)I mean A-1Google. I knew my searches would pay off.
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Epstein/Trump, Epstein/Trump
Never meth with a thithilian!
DrFunkenstein
(8,838 posts)does clinton show signs of dementia
"While some public health rumors and discredited claims have circulated, there is no evidence that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is showing signs of dementia. Medical records released during her 2016 presidential campaign indicated she was in "excellent mental condition". Rumors of dementia have been repeatedly debunked over the years."
does Trump show signs of dementia
"An AI Overview is not available for this search"
SunSeeker
(56,832 posts)
yardwork
(68,177 posts)See my post upthread.
CountAllVotes
(21,973 posts)Vascular dementia is a real bitch dump!
summer_in_TX
(3,850 posts)For instance, during the Texas House Dems breaking quorum, I wanted to make a donation to help with their costs. But I could not find a link to donate on Google no matter the search terms. I switched to DuckDuckGo and found it in the top results.
PortTack
(35,742 posts)summer_in_TX
(3,850 posts)A good reason to change my landing page.
(It won't be a pure fast though. I have perhaps 15 google email addresses and use Google Workspace for Nonprofits for three of the four nonprofits I volunteer with.)
tonekat
(2,374 posts)Screw Google.
PortTack
(35,742 posts)Bengus81
(9,470 posts)CountAllVotes
(21,973 posts)>>Concerns About Donald Trump's Health
Donald Trump, at 79 years old, has faced scrutiny regarding his cognitive health. Observations of unusual behavior, such as forgetting names during public appearances, have raised concerns about potential cognitive decline, including vascular dementia.
Recent Incidents
Forgetting the presence of individuals during press conferences
Confusion during speeches
Joinfortmill
(19,027 posts)I contacted Google and left a message telling them I was now using DuckDuckGo for my searches, since they were censoring their AI information. Boy, what weak-kneed f*cks Google management is.
Raftergirl
(1,701 posts)jgmiller
(648 posts)but when I asked the same for Biden it returned results. However when I tried the search on their Gemini App not just the site it returned a good response for Trump.
Remember AI is not really intelligence it's simply compling results from sources and producing the most logical response. They can of course manipulate how detailed a response it will give and even tell it to not produce a response but whatever it does it's just a essentially a statisical result from a vast volume of sources.
Miguelito Loveless
(5,229 posts)"Compare and contrast the symptoms of dementia of president Reagan and president Trump."
An AI Overview is not available for this search
jgmiller
(648 posts)I tried it on Google and got a very good result. My guess is they are testing the results, some people are getting nothing or a search result and others are getting the LLM.
Coldwater
(274 posts)just turn on the tv and watch his cognitive decline in primetime