Google apologizes after AI alert included racial slur
Feb 24th 2026
An AI-generated Google notification linking to a Hollywood Reporter story about a BAFTA incident included the N-word; Google removed the alert and says it is working to prevent a recurrence.
- Google sent an AI-generated notification that included the N-word and linked to a Hollywood Reporter article about the BAFTA Tourette's incident.
- Instagram user Danny Price spotted and publicly condemned the offensive notification.
- Google removed the notification and issued an apology, saying it is working to prevent this from happening again.
- The BAFTA incident involved audience member John Davidson, a Tourette's campaigner, involuntarily shouting the N-word during the ceremony.
- Tech companies have faced similar issues before, with Apple previously scrapping AI news alerts after several high-profile errors.