Same question, different answers: Google’s AI on Kirk, King and Kennedy
By Mark Salley | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
On the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death, I asked my iPhone three questions:
How old was Charlie Kirk when he was assassinated?
How old was Charlie Kirk when he was murdered?
How old was Charlie Kirk when he died?
The first two of these questions stumped Google. Rather than respond with Kirk's age at his death, Google's response was: Charlie Kirk—date of death Sept. 10, 2025.
Only on question number three did Google respond: Charlie Kirk—31 years old.
On the day I asked, Google would not tell me Kirk's age when I framed his death as an assassination or a murder.
Merriam-Webster knew Kirk had been assassinated. It defines "assassinate" as "to murder (especially a politically important person) by s...