Why does Google AI give different answers to different people for the same query?
djnotskrillex · reddit · 2026-09-03
A Reddit user noticed that Googling "what do worms eat" returns the same normal answer for them across browsers and incognito mode, while other users in a HistoryMemes thread got a bizarre answer about Rome instead. The poster is puzzled: if LLMs are non-deterministic, why does he keep getting the identical response? Likely explanations discussed include A/B testing, personalization and caching. The thread highlights user confusion over consistency and fairness in AI-generated search results.
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