Google Apologizes for Racial Slur in BAFTA News Alert Notification

Google issued an apology after sending a news alert containing the racial slur N-word in a notification about the BAFTA awards controversy. The alert linked to an article discussing the incident but included the offensive term in the notification text. Google stated the error was due to a system safety filter malfunction, affecting a small subset of users, and clarified it was not caused by AI. The company has removed the notification and is working to improve safeguards to prevent recurrence.