Google, AI and Gemini

Did Google's Gemini AI spontaneously threaten a user?
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Why it Matters That Google’s AI Gemini Chatbot Made Death Threats to a Grad Student
AI chatbots put millions of words together for users, but their offerings are usually useful, amusing, or harmless. This week, Google’s Gemini had some scary stuff to say.
Google AI chatbot tells user to 'please die'
Google chatbot Gemini told a user "please die" during a conversation about challenges aging adults face, violating the company's policies on harmful messages.
Google's AI Chatbot Tells Student Seeking Help with Homework 'Please Die'
When a graduate student asked Google's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Gemini, a homework-related question about aging adults on Tuesday, it sent him a dark, threatening response that concluded with the phrase,
"Human … Please die": Chatbot responds with threatening message
In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."
AI Chatbot Allegedly Alarms User with Unsettling Message: Human 'Please Die'
"This response violated our policies and we’ve taken action to prevent similar outputs from occurring," said Google in a statement about its Gemini chatbot
Google’s Gemini AI went off rail and told user to die
Gemini AI, Google’s chatbot went off the rails and charged at a user before telling them to “please die,” violating its own policies. This particular user was having a conversation with the chatbot about elderly care when the chatbot lost it and charged the user.
Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: "Human … Please die."
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