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AI News Briefing — January 25, 2026

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This week's AI news centers on information quality concerns across major AI platforms. OpenAI's GPT-5.2 was found citing Elon Musk's Grokipedia on sensitive topics including Holocaust deniers, raising cross-platform misinformation concerns.

Google's AI Overviews, reaching 2 billion monthly users, faces scrutiny after research showed it cites YouTube more than medical websites for health queries—despite claims of using reputable sources. Experts warn the feature delivers 'completely wrong' medical advice with dangerous confidence.

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AI Information Quality & Misinformation · 3AI Search & Summaries · 3AI & Public Health · 2Consumer AI Hardware · 1

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News AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian Jan 24

Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal

By Aisha Down

70 score
AI Analysis

Testing reveals OpenAI's GPT-5.2 is citing Elon Musk's Grokipedia as a source on sensitive topics including Iranian political structures and Holocaust deniers. The Guardian found nine citations to Grokipedia across various queries, raising misinformation concerns about cross-platform AI sourcing.

Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniersThe latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.In tests done by the Guardian, GPT-5.2 cited Grokipedia nine times in response to more than a dozen different questions. These included queries on political structures in Iran, such a
AI MisinformationOpenAIxAI/GrokInformation QualityAI Safety
News AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian Jan 24

Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests

By Andrew Gregory Health editor

68 score
AI Analysis

German research reveals Google's AI Overviews cites YouTube more than any medical website for health queries, despite Google claiming it uses reputable sources like CDC and Mayo Clinic. The feature reaches approximately 2 billion users monthly.

Exclusive: German research into responses to health queries raises fresh questions about summaries seen by 2bn people a month• How the ‘confident authority’ of AI Overviews is putting public health at riskGoogle’s search feature AI Overviews cites YouTube more than any medical website when answering queries about health conditions, according to research that raises fresh questions about a tool seen by 2 billion people each month.The company has said its AI summaries, which appear at the top of s
AI SearchHealth MisinformationGoogleAI ReliabilityPublic Health
News AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian Jan 24

How the ‘confident authority’ of Google AI Overviews is putting public health at risk

By Andrew Gregory Health editor

65 score
AI Analysis

Experts warn that Google AI Overviews can provide 'completely wrong' medical advice with confident authority, potentially putting users at serious health risk. The feature replaced traditional link-based search results with AI-generated answers starting May 2024.

Experts say tool can give ‘completely wrong’ medical advice which could put users at risk of serious harm• AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site, study suggestsDo I have the flu or Covid? Why do I wake up feeling tired? What is causing the pain in my chest? For more than two decades, typing medical questions into the world’s most popular search engine has served up a list of links to websites with the answers. Google those health queries today and the response will likely be writt
AI SafetyHealth MisinformationGoogleAI ReliabilityPublic Health
News AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian Jan 24

Australian journalism ‘sidelined’ in AI-generated news summaries on Copilot, research shows

By Amanda Meade Media correspondent

55 score
AI Analysis

University of Sydney research shows Australian journalism is largely 'invisible' in Microsoft Copilot's AI news summaries, with only one-fifth of responses including Australian sources. Experts warn this could create news deserts and reduce independent voices.

Exclusive: Experts say AI is likely to create more news deserts, fewer independent voices and threaten the viability of Australian journalismFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereAustralian journalism is largely “invisible” in AI-generated news summaries from Microsoft Copilot, which overwhelmingly favour US or European media, research by the University of Sydney has found.Roughly one-fifth of responses to Copilot
AI BiasMicrosoft CopilotJournalismInformation AccessGeographic Bias
News Feed: Artificial Intelligence Latest Jan 24

Gear News of the Week: Apple’s AI Wearable and a Phone That Can Boot Android, Linux, and Windows

By Julian Chokkattu

35 score
AI Analysis

Weekly gear roundup mentions Apple's AI wearable alongside news about Asus exiting smartphones and Sony-TCL TV partnership. Limited details provided about the AI wearable functionality.

Plus: Asus exits the smartphone market, and Sony partners with TCL on TVs.
Consumer HardwareAppleWearables