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37% of Google AI Finance Answers Are Inaccurate in 2025
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/66208/37-of-google-ai-finance-answers-are-inaccurate-in-2025/Google AI overviews are misleading or inaccurate in 37% of finance-related searches, according to The College Investor's latest analysis. This is an improvement from last year, where 43% of AI Overviews were inaccurate - but a one-third error rate is troubling when it comes to personal finance.
This is causing consumer confusion, and potentially harming Americans' finances. The overviews were especially bad when it comes to tax, insurance, and financial aid related queries.
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Compared to The College Investor's 2024 AI Overview Study, it improved it's answers in 18 AI Overviews, but got worse in 14 AI Overviews. This shows that both the search results and related AI Overviews continue to change - but the underlying AI technology can't seem to get it right.
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The biggest area of decline was when it came to actual product or service decisions. Last year it appeared to create its own listicle of answers. This year, it was making up products or service names in two of our queries, and continued to get interest rates wrong. For major financial institutions, this is a big compliance issue.
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This is causing consumer confusion, and potentially harming Americans' finances. The overviews were especially bad when it comes to tax, insurance, and financial aid related queries.
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Compared to The College Investor's 2024 AI Overview Study, it improved it's answers in 18 AI Overviews, but got worse in 14 AI Overviews. This shows that both the search results and related AI Overviews continue to change - but the underlying AI technology can't seem to get it right.
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The biggest area of decline was when it came to actual product or service decisions. Last year it appeared to create its own listicle of answers. This year, it was making up products or service names in two of our queries, and continued to get interest rates wrong. For major financial institutions, this is a big compliance issue.
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