Why Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else)

Google’s AI Overview has been making obvious spelling and letter-counting mistakes in Search results.

The article says these errors reflect how token-based large language models process text, not true letter-by-letter reading.

Researchers cited by TechCrunch, including from the University of Alberta and Northeastern University, help explain the limitation.

The issue is a reminder that even widely used AI products can fail at basic text tasks and still need human verification.