Google pauses ‘absurdly woke’ Gemini AI chatbot’s image tool after backlash over historically inaccurate pictures

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Google said Thursday it would “pause” its Gemini chatbot’s image generation tool after it was widely panned for creating “diverse” images that were not historically or factually accurate — such as black Vikings, female popes and Native Americans among the Founding Fathers.

Period22 Feb 2024

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  • TitleGoogle pauses ‘absurdly woke’ Gemini AI chatbot’s image tool after backlash over historically inaccurate pictures
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNew York Post
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date22/02/24
    DescriptionGoogle said Thursday it would “pause” its Gemini chatbot’s image generation tool after it was widely panned for creating “diverse” images that were not historically or factually accurate — such as black Vikings, female popes and Native Americans among the Founding Fathers.
    Producer/AuthorThomas Barrabi
    PersonsFabio Motoki