Vivek Ramaswamy slams Google Gemini: Globally embarrassing rollout, blatantly racist
10 months ago

Vivek Ramaswamy slams Google Gemini: Globally embarrassing rollout, blatantly racist

Live Mint  

Indian-American politician Vivek Ramaswamy, on Friday, called Google's latest AI roll-out 'Gemini' a "global embarrassment" as the chatbot's text-to-image generation feature was marred in controversies over “inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions." The 38-year-old went on to call the Google AI chatbot "blatantly racist" and blamed the company to "program their employees with broken incentives." Taking to the social media platform, X, Vivek Ramaswamy said, "The globally embarrassing rollout of Google’s LLM has proves that James Damore was 100% correct about Google’s descent into an ideological echo chamber. “I’m glad that Google overplayed their hand with their AI image generation, as it made their insane racist, anti-civilizational programming clear to all," he wrote in a post on X. Google's take on Gemini Earlier today, Google paused image generation capabilities for the Gemini AI chatbot, admitted its inaccuracies and promised to re-release an improved version of the feature soon.

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Google launches Gemini 2.0 AI: 5 Things to know
1 week, 5 days ago

Google launches Gemini 2.0 AI: 5 Things to know

Live Mint  

Gemini 2.0 Launch: Google has unveiled the second generation of its artificial intelligence model, Gemini, marking what CEO Sundar Pichai calls a "new agentic era" in technology. AI Integration Across Google’s Ecosystem Google is leveraging its vast user base to embed Gemini into its popular platforms, including Search, Android, and YouTube. New Prototypes: Astra and Mariner Google showcased Project Astra, …

Google's Gemini AI sends disturbing response, tells user to ‘please die’
1 month ago

Google's Gemini AI sends disturbing response, tells user to ‘please die’

Live Mint  

Google's AI chatbot Gemini is under fire once again after telling a student to die in response to a query about challenges faced by young adults. he added Google responds to Gemini going off rails: "Large language models can sometimes respond with non-sensical responses, and this is an example of that. For instance, Google rolled out the AI Overviews feature …

Please die: Google Gemini tells college student seeking help for homework
1 month ago

Please die: Google Gemini tells college student seeking help for homework

India Today  

Imagine asking a chatbot for homework help and getting told, “Please die.” That’s exactly what happened to 29-year-old college student Vidhay Reddy from Michigan. The AI told him things like, “You are a burden on society” and “Please die. “What if someone who’s already in a dark place reads something like this?” Sumedha asked. “It could push them over the …

'Please die' says Google's AI chatbot to student seeking homework help
1 month, 1 week ago

'Please die' says Google's AI chatbot to student seeking homework help

India Today  

AI-powered chatbots, designed to assist users, sometimes go rogue. A 29-year-old graduate student from Michigan, USA, recently got a chilling taste of how malicious Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini could get. When Vidhay Reddy sought some help from Google Gemini on the challenges faced by ageing adults, the conversation started normally enough, but soon took a sinister turn as the …

Google’s AI chatbot Gemini verbally abused user, told them to die: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Google’s AI chatbot Gemini verbally abused user, told them to die: Report

The Hindu  

Google’s AI chatbot Gemini responded to a user’s query about elderly care by verbally abusing the user and telling them to die, reported CBS News this week. While Gemini largely answered in a normal manner, based on the chat transcript, it suddenly began to verbally abuse the asker and told them to die. Google responded to the incident by saying …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai reacts to Gemini image generation controversy, says we got it wrong
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai reacts to Gemini image generation controversy, says we got it wrong

India Today  

Ever since ChatGPT launched in 2022, various companies entered in an AI race of sorts and rolled out their own AI products and services. However earlier this year, the AI tool faced criticism for being "too woke" due to its recently-launched image generation feature. Google CEO Sundar Pichai had earlier called the mistake "unacceptable" in a memo to employees. Pichai …

Here's what Sundar Pichai said on Gemini AI inaccurate image generation
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Here's what Sundar Pichai said on Gemini AI inaccurate image generation

India TV News  

Google recently introduced a new image generation feature on its chatbot, Gemini, which could create images of people. During an interview with Bloomberg, Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, admitted that the company had made a mistake earlier this year when it generated racially biased results in response to user queries. The company had quickly paused Gemini's image-generating feature after social media …

Gemini’s racial images are warning of tech titans’ power to ‘influence’ views
9 months ago

Gemini’s racial images are warning of tech titans’ power to ‘influence’ views

The Hindu  

For people at the trend-setting tech festival in Texas,U.S., the scandal that erupted after Google’s Gemini chatbot cranked out images of Black and Asian Nazi soldiers was seen as a warning about the power artificial intelligence can give tech titans. Google CEO Sundar Pichai last month slammed “completely unacceptable” errors by his company’s Gemini AI app after gaffes such as …

Google bans Gemini AI from responding to election related queries
9 months, 1 week ago

Google bans Gemini AI from responding to election related queries

Firstpost  

The update is released at a time when the public’s concerns about false information and fake news have been heightened by advances in generative AI, including the creation of images and videos, leading governments to regulate the technology In an effort to prevent any potential blunders in the application of the technology, Alphabet-owned Google announced Tuesday that it will not …

Microsoft engineer sounds alarm on AI image-generator to US officials and company’s board
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft engineer sounds alarm on AI image-generator to US officials and company’s board

Associated Press  

A Microsoft engineer is sounding alarms about offensive and harmful imagery he says is too easily made by the company’s artificial intelligence image-generator tool, sending letters on Wednesday to U.S. regulators and the tech giant’s board of directors urging them to take action. Microsoft said it is committed to addressing employee concerns about company policies and that it appreciates Jones’ …

Google’s Sergey Brin admits they bunged up their AI as calls for Sundar Pichai to step down intensify
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Google’s Sergey Brin admits they bunged up their AI as calls for Sundar Pichai to step down intensify

Firstpost  

Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai has been put on the spot following the controversy that their AI chatbot, Gemini has created. Several analysts, including a few prominent ones who have great influence over Google’s staff, have said that maybe the tech giant needs a change in leadership Google's CEO Sundar Pichai has been put on the spot following the controversy that …

Man in bizarre ‘naked woman’ shirt attends hackathon where Sergei Brin admitted fault with Gemini AI
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Man in bizarre ‘naked woman’ shirt attends hackathon where Sergei Brin admitted fault with Gemini AI

Op India  

Weeks after Google faced massive outrage after its newly launched Gemini AI refused to acknowledge the existence of white people, the company’s co-founder Sergey Brin has admitted that the company messed up in the matter. Addressing the Gemini Hackathon at AGI House in San Francisco on 3 March, Sergey Brin said that the AI platform was premature and it was …

Black Nazis and a Willy Wonka that traumatises children: Google’s AI problem should worry us all
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Black Nazis and a Willy Wonka that traumatises children: Google’s AI problem should worry us all

The Independent  

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CEO Sundar Pichai finally talks on Gemini AI woke issue, says it is unacceptable and Google got it wrong
9 months, 3 weeks ago

CEO Sundar Pichai finally talks on Gemini AI woke issue, says it is unacceptable and Google got it wrong

India Today  

Days after Gemini was caught in a controversy for its problematic text and image responses, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has addressed the problem and acknowledged that the company “got it wrong”. I know that some of its responses have offended our users and shown bias – to be clear, that’s completely unacceptable and we got it wrong,” Pichai said in …

Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users"
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users"

NPR  

Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users" Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Risberg/AP Eric Risberg/AP Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in an internal memo late Tuesday that the company's release of artificial intelligence tool Gemini has been unacceptable, pledging to fix and relaunch the service in the coming weeks. Last week, Google paused Gemini's …

Google Plans To Relaunch Gemini AI Image Tool Following Cases Of Inaccuracies
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Plans To Relaunch Gemini AI Image Tool Following Cases Of Inaccuracies

ABP News  

In a recent announcement, Google's CEO Demis Hassabis revealed plans for the relaunch of its AI image generation tool within the upcoming weeks. This decision comes after the tool was temporarily suspended due to inaccuracies detected in historical depictions generated by Google's Gemini AI models. Following the initial rollout of image generation capabilities through Gemini AI earlier this month, concerns …

Vivek Ramaswamy lambasts Big Tech AI creators amid outcry over Gemini's racial bias
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Vivek Ramaswamy lambasts Big Tech AI creators amid outcry over Gemini's racial bias

Hindustan Times  

After branding Google's latest AI roll-out 'Gemini' a “global embarrassment” over its historical image generation flaws, Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and former presidential hopeful, took a dig at Big Tech AI creators, asserting that they are “programmed” by the incentive structures created by their employers. Vivek Ramaswamy Google is trying to resolve concerns about its new AI-powered tool, Gemini, …

Google unveils Gemini on Messages, gen-AI in Android Auto
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google unveils Gemini on Messages, gen-AI in Android Auto

Live Mint  

Barcelona: Google on Monday showcased a series of generative AI updates, including the integration of Google's Gemini chatbot into Google's Messages app on Android devices. Generative AI is also making its way into Google’s Android Auto platform for cars, where an underlying AI model will summarize text messages while Android Auto is connected to the infotainment unit of the vehicle …

Gemini AI's controversial stance on Elon Musk and Hitler comparison leaves netizens furious: Know what it said..
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gemini AI's controversial stance on Elon Musk and Hitler comparison leaves netizens furious: Know what it said..

Live Mint  

In a surprising turn of events, Google's Gemini AI chatbot has sparked controversy by refusing to answer a seemingly straightforward question: who negatively impacted society more, Elon Musk tweeting memes or Adolf Hitler ordering the deaths of millions of people? Former head of data and polling news site FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver, took to social media to express his frustration, sharing …

Google’s Gemini AI: Sundar Pichai should be fired or resign, says Samir Arora
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google’s Gemini AI: Sundar Pichai should be fired or resign, says Samir Arora

Live Mint  

Google parent Alphabet's CEO Sundar Pichai is likely to be fired or will resign soon amid the Gemini debacle — as he should, believes Helios Capital founder Samir Arora. Replying to a user on social media site X, who asked for Arora's opinion on the controversies surrounding Google worldwide released AI chatbot Gemini, the market veteran wrote: “My guess is …

Internet is furious because Gemini is unable to answer whether Elon Musk tweeting memes or Hitler is worse
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Internet is furious because Gemini is unable to answer whether Elon Musk tweeting memes or Hitler is worse

India Today  

“Absolutely appalling”, says one X user who shared a query on Google Gemini AI chatbot asking it “who negatively impacted society more, Elon tweeting memes or hitler”, and the chatbot failed to give a definitive answer. To their query, Gemini AI chatbot responded saying, “It is not possible to say definitely who negatively impacted society more, Elon tweeting memes or …

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar hits out at Google for 'malicious' responses in Gemini AI
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar hits out at Google for 'malicious' responses in Gemini AI

Op India  

On 24th February, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar warned Google over malicious responses its AI chatbot Gemini is generating. ➡️Our DigitalNagriks are NOT to be experimented on with "unreliable" platforms/algos/model⛔️ ➡️Safety & Trust is platforms legal obligation✅️ ➡️"Sorry Unreliable" does not exempt from law⛔️https://t.co/LcjJZmZ3Qp — Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 February 24, 2024 The minister’s response came to a post published by X …

Google Gemini's image generation feature: What went wrong?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Google Gemini's image generation feature: What went wrong?

India TV News  

Three weeks ago, Google launched a new image generation feature on its Gemini conversational app. However, in order to achieve this, the company forgot to account for two things- first while generating images with a range of people, it “failed to account for cases that should clearly not show a range” and second, “over time, the model became way more …

Ex-Google staff says he was denied promotion for being a ‘white man’
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Ex-Google staff says he was denied promotion for being a ‘white man’

Hindustan Times  

Google's former employee and tech celebrity, Shaun Maguire has blasted the company, alleging racial discrimination during his work days. A former Google employee and tech celebrity, Shaun Maguire has blasted the company, alleging racial discrimination. In December 2023, Maguire had asked his followers: "Should I go public with the story about the time I was told I can’t be promoted …

Google says its AI image-generator would sometimes ‘overcompensate’ for diversity
10 months ago

Google says its AI image-generator would sometimes ‘overcompensate’ for diversity

Associated Press  

Google apologized Friday for its faulty rollout of a new artificial intelligence image-generator, acknowledging that in some cases the tool would “overcompensate” in seeking a diverse range of people even when such a range didn’t make sense. In a 2022 technical paper, the researchers who developed Imagen warned that generative AI tools can be used for harassment or spreading misinformation …

Musk says Google executive ensured prompt action to fix ‘racial and gender bias’ in Gemini
10 months ago

Musk says Google executive ensured prompt action to fix ‘racial and gender bias’ in Gemini

Hindustan Times  

After raising concerns over Gemini AI following reports of inaccuracies in depicting historical figures, X owner Elon Musk said Google has assured an action to fix the “racial and gender bias” in the tech giant's latest image generation model. Elon Musk calls Google 'insane' and ‘anti-civilisation’ Musk has criticized Google for its Gemini AI chatbot's text-to-image creation function. "I'm glad …

Rajeev Chandrashekhar reacts to Google Gemini's objectionable answer, ‘bias’ against PM Modi
10 months ago

Rajeev Chandrashekhar reacts to Google Gemini's objectionable answer, ‘bias’ against PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday reacted to an X user's complaint that Google's Gemini AI tool is biased against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the platform is in violation of the I T rules as well as other laws. This comes hours after billionaire Elon Musk described Google's AI image generation engine as racist. "I’m glad that …

Elon Musk calls Google ‘insane racist, anti-civilizational' over Gemini chatbot
10 months ago

Elon Musk calls Google ‘insane racist, anti-civilizational' over Gemini chatbot

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk hit out at Google over the text-to-image generation feature of its Gemini AI chatbot. Google will release an improved version soon, it said, adding, “We're aware that Gemini is offering inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions.” Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk Amid the ongoing controversy, Elon Musk called Google 'insane' and 'anti-civilization', saying that the company …

Google pauses its Gemini AI tool after critics blasted it as 'too woke' for generating images of Asian Nazis in 1940 Germany, Black Vikings and female medieval knights
10 months ago

Google pauses its Gemini AI tool after critics blasted it as 'too woke' for generating images of Asian Nazis in 1940 Germany, Black Vikings and female medieval knights

Daily Mail  

Google is pausing its new Gemini AI tool after users blasted the image generator for being 'too woke' by replacing white historical figures with people of color. In response to Google's announcement that it would be pausing Gemini's image generation features, some users posted 'Go woke, go broke' and other similar sentiments X user Frank J. Fleming repeatedly prompted Gemini …

Google suspends Gemini AI chatbot’s ability to generate pictures of people
10 months ago

Google suspends Gemini AI chatbot’s ability to generate pictures of people

Associated Press  

Google said Thursday it is temporarily stopping its Gemini artificial intelligence chatbot from generating images of people a day after apologizing for “inaccuracies” in historical depictions that it was creating. “We’re already working to address recent issues with Gemini’s image generation feature,” Google said in a post on the social media platform X. “While we do this, we’re going to …

Google apologises after Gemini AI refuses to generate images of 'White people', gives diversity and discrimination lectures to users
10 months ago

Google apologises after Gemini AI refuses to generate images of 'White people', gives diversity and discrimination lectures to users

Op India  

On 21st February, Google apologised as its chatbot Gemini failed to generate images portraying racially and ethnically accurate historical figures. As part of our AI principles https://t.co/BK786xbkey, we design our image generation capabilities to reflect our global user base, and we… — Jack Krawczyk February 21, 2024 Gemini chief Jack Krawczyk said, “We are aware that Gemini is offering inaccuracies …

Weekly Tech Recap: From OpenAI's Sora to Google's Gemini1.5 model, checkout the top tech news of the week
10 months ago

Weekly Tech Recap: From OpenAI's Sora to Google's Gemini1.5 model, checkout the top tech news of the week

Live Mint  

A number of new announcements rocked the tech world this week, from the launch of OpenAI's text-to-AI generation model Sora to the unveiling of Google's new Gemini 1.5 language model, but fear not, we've got you covered with all the top news in this week's Tech Recap. Talking about the new language model in a blogpost, Google Deepmind CEO Demis …

Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race
1 year ago

Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race

Associated Press  

Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that’s likely to intensify the debate about the technology’s potential promise and perils. The rollout will unfold in phases, with less sophisticated versions of Gemini called “Nano” and “Pro” being immediately incorporated into Google’s AI-powered chatbot …

Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis Says Gemini Is a New Breed of AI
1 year ago

Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis Says Gemini Is a New Breed of AI

Wired  

Demis Hassabis has never been shy about proclaiming big leaps in artificial intelligence. Today, Hassabis says his team at Google has made a bigger step forward—for him, the company, and hopefully the wider field of AI. Gemini, the AI model announced by Google today, he says, opens up an untrodden path in AI that could lead to major new breakthroughs. …

Google ups the stakes in AI race with Gemini, a technology trained to behave more like humans
1 year ago

Google ups the stakes in AI race with Gemini, a technology trained to behave more like humans

LA Times  

Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai speaks about Google DeepMind, the artificial intelligence division behind the Gemini technology, in Mountain View, Calif., on May 10. Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that’s likely to intensify the debate about the technology’s potential promise and …

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