Gemini

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 64535 Reports
Seeming Pattern of Gemini Bias and Sociotechnical Training Failures Harm Google's Reputation

2024-02-21

Google's Gemini chatbot faced many reported bias issues upon release, leading to a variety of problematic outputs like racial inaccuracies and political biases, including regarding Chinese and Indian politics. It also reportedly over-corrected racial diversity in historical contexts and advanced controversial perspectives, prompting a temporary halt and an apology from Google.

Incident 8452 Reports
Google's Gemini Allegedly Generates Threatening Response in Routine Query

2024-11-13

Google’s AI chatbot Gemini reportedly produced a threatening message to user Vidhay Reddy, including the directive “Please die,” during a conversation about aging. The output violated Google’s safety guidelines, which are designed to prevent harmful language.

Incident 7431 Report
Gemini AI Allegedly Reads Google Drive Files Without Explicit User Consent

2024-07-16

Kevin Bankston, a privacy activist, claims that Google's Gemini AI scans private Google Drive PDFs without explicit user consent. Bankston reports that after using Gemini on one document, the AI continues to access similar files automatically. Google disputes these claims, stating that Gemini requires proactive user activation and operates within privacy-preserving settings.