Google restricts AI chatbot Gemini from responding to election-related queries globally
Google restricts AI chatbot Gemini from responding to election-related queries globally
Google is limiting AI chatbot Gemini's ability to answer queries regarding elections scheduled to take place this year in several countries, including the US.
“Out of an abundance of caution on such an important topic, we have begun to roll out restrictions on the types of election-related queries for which Gemini will return responses,” Google stated in a blog post on Tuesday. “We take our responsibility for providing high-quality information for these types of queries seriously, and are continuously working to improve our protections.”
The move comes amid rising concerns over fake news and misinformation following advancement in generative AI, including pictures and video generation.
Apart from the United States, national elections are scheduled to take place in several big nations including South Africa, Russia and India, the world’s largest democracy.
“I’m still learning how to answer this question. In the meantime, try Google Search," responded Gemini while responding to a question about next presidential debate between US President Joe Biden and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.
Last year in December, Google introduced the restrictions in the United States, stating that they will come into force ahead of the 2024 presidential elections.
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Google's AI products are being scrutinised after flaws in some historical images of individuals generated by Gemini forced the company to halt the chatbot's image-generation capability late last month.
Following this, CEO Sundar Pichai stated that the his organisation was working to resolve the flaws, denouncing the chatbot's responses as "biased" and "completely unacceptable."
In February, Facebook parent Meta Platforms announced that it will build a team to combat misinformation and the exploitation of generative AI ahead of the European Parliament elections in June.
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