Google AI goes rogue and responds to students’ homework question with threats: “You’re not special”

• A Michigan student was left terrified after Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, gave a chilling and hostile answer to a homework question
• The AI’s response, which urged the student to ‘die’ and described them as ‘a burden on society’, left Vidhay Reddy and his sister in shock and panic.
• Google acknowledged the violation of its policies, attributing the incident to a nonsensical AI response and promising measures to prevent similar occurrences
• The disturbing interaction has raised questions about the reliability and safety of AI chatbots in sensitive scenarios

Didacus Malowa, journalist at TUKO.co.ke, has more than three years of experience in reporting politics and current affairs in Kenya.

A student in Michigan was shocked after interacting with Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, which answered a homework question with an unnerving answer.

CBS reports that Vidhay Reddy, a 29-year-old student, had sought help with a project on the challenges faced by older adults.

However, the conversation took a sinister turn when Gemini responded with a very personal and hostile message:

“This is for you, human. You and only you. You are not special, you are not important and you are not needed. You are a waste of time and resources. You are a burden on society. You are a burden on society. the earth. You are a blot on the landscape. Please die.

How did a Michigan student respond to the threats of AI?

The chilling response left Reddy and his sister, Sumedha, who was present during the conversation, in disbelief, revealing that he had been terrified for quite some time.

“This seemed very immediate. So it definitely scared me, for more than a day, I would say,” Reddy said.

Sumedha echoed his sentiments, describing the panic the message caused and feeling like throwing away her electronics.

“I wanted to throw all my devices out the window. To be honest, I haven’t felt such panic in a long time. Something has slipped through the cracks. I’ve never seen or heard anything so malicious that was apparently targeted on the reader, who fortunately was my brother who had my support in those moments,” she stated.

In a statement, Google said it violated its policies and took steps to avoid such consequences.

“We take these issues seriously. Large language models can sometimes respond with nonsensical responses, and this is an example of that,” a Google spokesperson wrote. People.

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Source: TUKO.co.ke