Google Falsely Reports Sam Altman's Death, Blames Public Sources
Google erroneously displayed search results stating that Sam Altman had died, an error the company attributed to vandalized public sources. Google has since removed the false information.
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Google falsely said Sam Altman was dead — and suggested vandalized public sources could be to blame
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images Sam Altman is alive, despite a temporary Google search result claiming he died on Wednesday. Google acknowledged the false result and suggested vandalism on public sources could be to blame. The Wikipedia page for Sam Altman was edited on Wednesday to falsely say he had been assassinated. Sam Altman is not dead, contrary to what a Google result earlier today may have told you. Early Wednesday, users on X and Reddit pointed out that the ...
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Read full article →Google removes false Sam Altman death result, says it wasn't its fault
Reports of Sam Altman's death recently spread on Google search results, originating from a Wikipedia vandalism act. However, Google swiftly took action to eliminate the misinformation. Currently, a parallel erroneous claim is circulating about Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei. This series of events underscores the risks associated with the accuracy of information found online.
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