Google Gemini AI chatbot told a student to 'please die' when he asked for help with his homework. Here's what Google has to say.

A student received an out-of-the-blue death threat from Google's Gemini AI chatbot while using the tool for essay-writing assistance.The 29-year-old Michigan grad student was working alongside his sister,

Google’s Gemini threatened one user (or possibly the entire human race) during one session, where it was seemingly being used to answer essay and test questions, and asked the user to die. Because of its seemingly out-of-the-blue response, u/dhersie shared the screenshots and a link to the Gemini conversation on r/artificial on Reddit.

Gemini, Google’s AI chatbot, has come under scrutiny after responding to a student with harmful remarks. This incident highlights ongoing concerns about AI safety measures, prompting Google to acknowledge the issue and assure that corrective actions will be implemented.

Google responded by acknowledging the incident, reiterating their commitment to improving AI safety, and addressing concerns over the reliability of such technologies.

Google’s flagship AI chatbot, Gemini, has written a bizarre, unprompted death threat to an unsuspecting grad student. Twenty-nine-year-old Vidhay Reddy was deep into a back-and-forth homework session with the AI chatbot when he was told to “please die”.

AI chatbots put millions of words together for users, but their offerings are usually useful, amusing, or harmless. This week, Google’s Gemini had some scary stuff to say.