Few days ago, a news made rounds on internet depicting the temporary suspension of Googles AI image generation tool , Gemini.
Users strongly criticized it for its anti white stance as it produces images of all other ethnicities other than white.When prompted to create an image of Vikings, Gemini showed exclusively Black people in traditional Viking garb.
Also, its inappropriate portrayal of the famous historical figures like George Washington , Abraham Lincoln , Julius Caeser and Galileo sparks criticism too.
As stated by Mike Solana,”Google’s AI is an anti white lunatic”.
Google has apologized and said “We did not want Gemini to refuse to create images of any particular group.And we don not want it to create inaccurate historical-or any other images. So we turned the image generation of people off and will work to improve it significantly before turning it back on. This process will include extensive testing”.
It has admitted that its Gemini AI image generator has missed the mark while generating historically appropriate images and responded with its temporary suspension and planning to launch an improved version.
“We are working to improve there kinds of depictions immediately”, says Jack Krawczyk, a senior director of project management at Googles Gemini experiences.
The issue came to light as many users shared their results where this renowned image generator re imaged famous historical individuals with diverse casts. This prompted sparks of criticism accusing google of intentionally programming bias against white people .
Google’s Gemini AI model was launched two months ago as a rival of Chat Gpt. Like most AI chatbots, Gemini can code, answer math problems, and help with your writing needs. Google is working hard to make its AI better because it has tough competition, especially from OpenAI, which launched ChatGPT in 2022. But Google has faced some problems too, like recently saying sorry for mistakes made by its AI chatbot Bard during demos.
