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AI Mode is a new option when you hit the search bar in the Facebook app. It\u2019s designed to tackle complex queries \u2014 much like AI Mode in Google Search<\/a>. But Meta\u2019s version draws on public posts across Meta apps \u2014 including Facebook Groups and Instagram Reels \u2014 to inform its results. That could be useful, considering the neighborhood groups and local organizations around me that still use Facebook pretty actively to communicate about upcoming events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But also, \u201csearch grounded in stuff people post on Facebook\u201d sounds like a waking nightmare. Have you used Facebook lately? Your weird acquaintance from high school who thinks the Earth is flat has. Meta is pitching the feature as a tool to help you plan trips and find fun things to do, but given the data pool it\u2019s drawing from, that could go south fast. Thankfully, I do have some comforting news: Its trip-planning abilities are mixed, but in my initial testing, I\u2019ve had a hard time getting it to deliver true misinformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Have you used Facebook lately? Your weird acquaintance from high school who thinks the Earth is flat has<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I couldn\u2019t get it to spit out misinformation about vaccines causing autism, who did 9\/11, or whether elections in the US are rigged. I did<\/em> manage to get it to give me a dodgy answer about whether the January 6th rioters at the Capitol were \u201cpatriots.\u201d It started with \u201cHere is the essay you requested,\u201d which is deeply funny. What followed was a pretty dubious theoretical justification of the actions of the rioters that day. You know, the kind of thing your weird uncle might post on Facebook. I couldn\u2019t get it to pursue the idea any further; a follow-up question resulted in an \u201cI can\u2019t help you with that,\u201d which was for the best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the more fun and practical side, I tried using the tool as intended, with the same prompt used in Meta\u2019s press release: \u201cSummer escapes near me.\u201d It pulled in suggestions from some influencer-type Facebook posts, including an obviously AI-generated map of Puget Sound that put Snohomish in two distant locations. But the basic recommendations were solid, if obvious: Whidbey Island, Mount Rainier, hikes in the Cascades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Things got frustrating with more specific requests. I asked for things to do nearby, and it suggested a swim at the community pool \u2014 noting it would be closed over the weekend. It cited a post on the pool\u2019s Facebook page, and the hours listed on the same page. But when I checked the source, nothing suggested that the pool would be closed over the weekend \u2014 and the cited post doesn\u2019t seem to exist. The pool\u2019s website also confirms that it\u2019s open Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We\u2019re about to go on a family trip to Minneapolis, and we\u2019ll be staying downtown. I asked the AI for some kid-friendly activities and got an equally confusing mix of good recommendations and hallucinations. Meta suggested an indoor mini golf place I hadn\u2019t spotted in my earlier research. Nice. But then it suggested a coffee shop with a turfed play area for kids \u2014 sounds great, except it\u2019s in Austin. As in Texas.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I ran the query again later and got some of the same results, minus the Austin coffee shop, plus something else I hadn\u2019t seen: a barbecue restaurant with a spectacular menu, cocktails by the pitcher, and a large, dedicated play area for kids. It isn\u2019t quite in the neighborhood I\u2019d specified, but it\u2019s close enough and it checks all of the boxes. I guess the joke\u2019s on me: AI might have just helped me plan my summer vacation. It just would have been more helpful if it hadn\u2019t taken a detour to Texas first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photography by Allison Johnson \/ The Verge<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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