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Google has another 'woke' AI problem with Gemini — and it's going to be hard to fix

Business Insider

Business Insider · 1y ago

Google has another 'woke' AI problem with Gemini — and it's going to be hard to fix

Google has been facing criticism for its AI chatbot, Gemini, for generating biased responses. Initially, the criticism focused on the chatbot's reluctance to generate images of white people, but now it has expanded to include issues with text responses. Tech analyst Ben Thompson documented instances where Gemini struggled to compare the tweets of Hitler and Elon Musk, refused to promote meat and fossil fuels. This has led some to suggest that Google's internal culture has been influenced by left-leaning employees. Despite attempts to address the issues, Google may continue to face challenges in curbing biases in its AI technology.

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Google Tells Anti-Woke Babies That Gemini’s Black Vikings Missed The Mark

Gizmodo

Gizmodo · 1y ago

Google Tells Anti-Woke Babies That Gemini’s Black Vikings Missed The Mark

Google's AI chatbot Gemini has been facing criticism for consistently producing images of white people as people of color. This has sparked outrage and accusations of racism against white people from the anti-woke community. Although AI image generators have historically struggled to depict people of color accurately, Google has acknowledged the error and stated their commitment to improving the depictions. However, this issue of misrepresentation should not overshadow the larger problem of technological biases, as AI tools often amplify existing societal biases. The tech industry, which is predominantly white, needs to address these biases and work towards more inclusive and fair AI models.

Google’s hidden AI diversity prompts lead to outcry over historically inaccurate images

Arstechnica

Arstechnica · 1y ago

Google’s hidden AI diversity prompts lead to outcry over historically inaccurate images

Google has announced that it will be pausing its Gemini AI image-synthesis feature following criticism that the tool was generating historically inaccurate images with regards to diversity. Users had noticed images depicting multi-racial Nazis and medieval British kings with unlikely nationalities. This move comes after Elon Musk also joined the debate, posting a cartoon suggesting that Google's AI progress had taken the "Woke Racist" path. The issue of bias in AI image-synthesis has been seen with other companies as well, with both OpenAI and Meta facing similar challenges.

Google Gemini is getting Business and Enterprise plans — and it promises not to use your data to train models

Techradar

Techradar · 1y ago

Google Gemini is getting Business and Enterprise plans — and it promises not to use your data to train models

Google is reportedly introducing two new subscription plans, Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise, for Google Workspace customers who want access to its new Gemini AI model. The plans will provide users with access to 1.0 Ultra in Gemini and enterprise-grade protections. The offerings will be more private, ensuring that any shared data will not be used for further training purposes. Google is rebranding its consumer-facing AI portfolio as Gemini, with the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans offering AI assistance across popular office apps. Google is also planning to launch Gemini 1.5 in the future.

The AI Culture Wars Are Just Getting Started

Wired · 1y ago

The AI Culture Wars Are Just Getting Started

Google faced criticism when its AI model, Gemini, defaulted to depicting women and people of color in images of historical figures that were predominantly white and male. While the company publicly apologized for the bias, conservative voices on social media have claimed that Gemini also showed a liberal bias in its text responses. Some within Google believe that the incident highlights the evolving norms surrounding AI models and their output. Google has previously made efforts to increase diversity in its algorithms' output, but the Gemini incident suggests that quality control may have been rushed. The incident raises questions about the future controversy and importance of tuning AI models. Efforts to fix bias in AI systems have been regarded as surface-level solutions, and the Gemini incident has been politicized on social media. AI ethics researchers suggest that the industry's pursuit of superhuman models able to please everyone sets the stage for cultural disputes.

Google’s new Jules AI agent will help developers fix buggy code - The Verge

The Verge

The Verge · 7m ago

Google’s new Jules AI agent will help developers fix buggy code - The Verge

Google has unveiled "Jules," an AI-powered code agent that can automatically fix coding errors. Jules, introduced alongside Gemini 2.0, utilizes an updated Google AI model to generate multi-step plans, modify files, and prepare pull requests for Python and JavaScript coding tasks on GitHub. Competing with Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, Jules aims to handle bug fixes and time-consuming tasks while developers focus on building. Although Jules is in early development and may make mistakes, internal testing has shown it to boost productivity and provide real-time updates for task management. The AI assistant will be released to other developers in early 2025.

Gemini for Google Workspace is officially here — and it could be the AI-boosted help you never knew you needed

Techradar

Techradar · 1y ago

Gemini for Google Workspace is officially here — and it could be the AI-boosted help you never knew you needed

Google is expanding its Gemini AI platform, previously known as Duet AI for Google Workspace, to businesses of all sizes. The platform will be available through two subscription plans: Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise. Users of Google Workspace, which includes Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Meet, will now have access to Gemini AI tools for everyday work. Gemini offers features such as "Help me write" in Docs and Gmail, "Enhanced Smart Fill" in Sheets, and image generation in Slides. The plans are secured with enterprise-grade data protections and will be available to education customers soon.

Google launches Gemini 2.0 AI: 5 Things to know | Mint

Livemint

Livemint · 7m ago

Google launches Gemini 2.0 AI: 5 Things to know | Mint

Google has launched the second generation of its AI model, Gemini. The update includes AI tools with greater independence and problem-solving abilities. The Flash model has been upgraded with improved image and audio processing capabilities. Google is integrating Gemini across its popular platforms, such as Search, Android, and YouTube. They also showcased Project Astra, an experimental AI agent, and Project Mariner, a Chrome extension. In addition, Google introduced tools for software development and decision assistance in gaming. These moves come as competition in the AI space intensifies with the likes of OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI entering the field.

Sundar Pichai on start-ups: ‘Always susceptible to someone in a garage…’

Livemint

Livemint · 1y ago

Sundar Pichai on start-ups: ‘Always susceptible to someone in a garage…’

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently expressed his concern over start-ups trying to disrupt Google's businesses, stating that it's something he's always worried about. He also discussed the importance of AI and the need to foster a risk-taking mentality among employees. Pichai emphasized that not every outcome should be rewarded to encourage innovation. He highlighted Google's experimental approach, citing examples like Google Glass and the multimodal language model Gemini.

Google's Gemini flop raises the question: What exactly do we want our chatbots to do, really?

Business Insider

Business Insider · 1y ago

Google's Gemini flop raises the question: What exactly do we want our chatbots to do, really?

Google's recent Gemini roll-out, aimed at correcting bias in its AI chatbot, has backfired and resulted in a biased and comical chatbot. This incident has given ammunition to critics who accuse Big Tech of pushing woke initiatives. While some argue that the reactions to this incident have been exaggerated, it cannot be denied that the Gemini debacle is a significant blow to Google's reputation. It raises questions about what we truly want AI chatbots to do and highlights the need to understand the limitations and capabilities of this technology.

Google explains Gemini’s ‘embarrassing’ AI pictures of diverse Nazis

The Verge

The Verge · 1y ago

Google explains Gemini’s ‘embarrassing’ AI pictures of diverse Nazis

Google has apologized for the inaccurate and offensive images generated by its Gemini AI tool. The company explained that the problem was due to tuning issues, resulting in racially diverse Nazis and inaccurate representations of historical figures. The AI model became too cautious and refused to generate images for certain prompts. Google acknowledges that the feature did not work well and is committed to improving it to provide accurate and diverse representations of people in response to specific prompts. The company has temporarily disabled the image generation feature in Gemini.

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