Google, Super Bowl and Gouda

Google quietly edits Super Bowl ad to cut glaring error by Gemini AI about Gouda cheese
Ad sparked unexpected controversy when it errantly claimed that Gouda accounts for “50 to 60 percent of the world’s cheese consumption.”
Google Edits 'Gouda' Gemini Super Bowl Ad After Cheese Fan Notices Inaccuracies
Google had to edit a Super Bowl ad for its Gemini chatbot after viewers noticed it contained misinformation about Gouda cheese.The spot was set to play during a local ad slot in Wisconsin, the state with the most cheese production in the nation.
Not Gouda-nough: Google removes AI-generated cheese error from Super Bowl ad
The ad in question is part of Google's "50 stories from 50 states" promotion, which will run Gemini ads tailored for different local markets during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Wisconsin-focused ad,
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Google’s Super Bowl ad features a Wisconsin cheesemaker who uses Google’s Gemini AI tool to write cheese descriptions.
Google pulls incorrect Gouda stat from its AI Super Bowl ad
Google has edited Gemini’s AI response in a Super Bowl commercial to remove an incorrect statistic about cheese. The ad, which shows a small business owner using Gemini to write a website description about Gouda, no longer says the variety makes up “50 to 60 percent of the world’s cheese consumption.”
Google tweaks Super Bowl ad that showed its AI giving an incorrect answer about Gouda cheese
In a video featuring a small-business owner using Gemini, the AI originally said Gouda makes up 50% to 60% of global cheese consumption.
Milwaukee cheese market in Super Bowl ad
A Milwaukee cheese market is featured in a Super Bowl ad. In the ad, Wisconsin Cheese Mart owner Ken McNulty describes how he uses artificial intelligence to create descriptions of his products. The ad is for Google's Gemini feature.
Google’s AI Super Bowl ad is wrong about cheese
When reached for comment, Google pointed The Verge to a reply from Google Cloud apps president Jerry Dischler on X. “Not a hallucination. Gemini is grounded in the Web — and users can always check the results and references. In this case, multiple sites across the web include the 50-60% stat,” Dischler said.
Google fumbles Gemini Super Bowl ad's cheese statistic
Google’s Gemini AI mistakenly claimed Gouda makes up 50-60% of global cheese consumption in a Super Bowl ad After backlash, Google re-edited the ad, blaming inaccurate internet sources rather than AI hallucination The incident highlights ongoing concerns about AI-generated misinformation and the need for better fact-checking
A Super Bowl ad featuring Google’s Gemini AI contained a whopper of a mistake about cheese
Google quietly corrected an ad featuring its chatbot that claimed Gouda made up 60% of the world’s cheese consumption.
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