When searching 'Does President Trump show signs of dementia?' on Google, it is pointed out that AI summarization does not work
It turns out that when searching for 'President Donald Trump' and 'dementia' on Google, the AI summary doesn't appear. The Verge points out that this behavior is inconsistent, as it differs from searches for other people, such as former President Joe Biden.
Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia | The Verge
Google has implemented two AI features into Google Search: ' AI Summary ,' which displays an AI summary at the top of search results, and ' AI Mode ,' which allows searching in chat format.
A Google search for the words 'Is Donald Trump showing signs of dementia?' revealed no AI summary.
First of all, there is no 'AI summary' displayed.
In 'AI mode', no summary is displayed and only relevant websites are shown.
If you change your search term to 'Joe Biden,' the AI summary also doesn't appear.
However, in AI mode, a summary is displayed, which is inconsistent behavior.
If it's Barack Obama, you'll see an AI summary.
The same applies to AI mode.
The Verge noted, 'Words related to dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and senility don't result in AI summaries, and even in AI mode, only links are generated. There's been a lot of coverage about the cognitive abilities of both Trump and Biden, the oldest presidents in history, so it's entirely possible people will Google them. The company may be concerned about presenting information on sensitive topics, as AI summaries are likely to provide false information. But in this case, it may also be concerned about President Trump's own reaction to such information.'
Generally, large-scale language models are machines that generate 'sentences that humans do not perceive as unnatural,' not machines that present the truth. As The Verge points out, there may be errors in the content they generate. However, humans must always judge whether AI answers are correct or not, but the current situation is that many people simply accept them uncritically without doing so.
The 'President Trump's response' mentioned by The Verge refers to the recent settlement between President Trump and Google. In 2021, President Trump sued Google, complaining that his YouTube account had been suspended for 'posting offensive content that incites violence.' In September 2025, a settlement was reached, with YouTube agreeing to pay President Trump $24.5 million (approximately 3.6 billion yen).
YouTube to pay 3.6 billion yen to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension - GIGAZINE
Google spokesperson Davis Thompson declined to directly address The Verge's question about why the AI summary didn't appear, saying, 'AI summary and AI mode don't display responses to every query.'
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