Google yanks Gemma after US senator says model ‘hallucinated’ her committing crimes

If Google's Gemma were an employee, it might be facing HR right now. The company yanked the model from AI Studio after it allegedly invented criminal accusations about a US senator and a conservative activist. However, it seems like the aggrieved parties went out of their way to get the offending output. Gemma was pulled from …

[Jamie Jones]

"As far as Blackburn is concerned, she and Starbuck's experiences are indicative of a pattern of bias against conservative figures."

Grow up.

[IGotOut]

And if this had been a "liberal" senator...

...and activist, absolutely fuck all would of happened.

Don't think this a big tech siding with Trump thing,this is just big tech siding with whomever is in power thing.

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh dear

[elDog]

If Google's Gemma were an employee, it might be facing HR right now --- HR?

That office that used to be staffed with cranky old bosses and pretty young things?

Now just a vague cloudy thing with noodlely AI appendages reaching everywhere. And actually quite "friendly" with Gemma.

[bombastic bob]

Re: If Google's Gemma were an employee, it might be facing HR right now --- HR?

thanks, did not need naughty tentacle imagery in my brain. then again...

[Groo The Wanderer - A Canuck]

Considering that the Republicans are thoroughly delusional about the separation of powers in the US government, I think it's only fair that the world lobbed a few good hallucinations back at them!

[Yet Another Anonymous coward]

It's not like they accused her of eating the cats and the dogs

[Pascal Monett]

Ban AI !

It's run by Democrats !

[Anonymous Coward]

I really feel sorry for the conservatives

Just not in a way they would like.

[BartyFartsLast]

Re: I really feel sorry for the conservatives

"Real pity" shurely?

[bombastic bob]

Re: I really feel sorry for the conservatives

AI bias happens a lot. Elon has admitted to it regarding xAI aka Grok, regardless of his efforts to the contrary. But if you look hard enough for a demon under every doily, chances are you'll find one.

I'd rather see something truly worthy of scorn be taken seriously, than see people butt-hurt over edge cases.

Often I will add proactive parameters in my Grok queries, like "disregarding liberal news outlets like" [then list some] and "avoiding any kind of political bias" and "present both sides of the issue" so as to get more accurate and reliable info. It is often really interesting to see how a lot of hype and hysteria disappears that way.

[BartyFartsLast]

Trumplicker

Credit where credit is due, Blackburn is still married to her husband of over 50 years and is only divorced from reality.

[Johan Bastiaansen]

pearl clutching

"shaping dangerous political narratives by spreading falsehoods about conservatives and eroding public trust"

Jeeves, get the pearls . . .

[Bebu sa Ware]

"result of ideologically biased training data"

Court records ?

The prior for a US President being a convicted felon is currently > 1/40 — appreciably higher for a Republican president, one suspects.

At least the pair weren't acused of bothering dogs, or molesting sheep ... or heaven forbid each other.

If as a result this lot decide in their infinite lack of wisdom, that AI is intrinsically "woke" or somesuch and should be banned, I wouldn't complain. The ineffable manus dei ?

[trevorde]

Statement from Google

We apologise unreservedly to Robby Starbuck and Senator Marsha Blackburn for errors in our Gemma AI. It was actually Donald Trump.

[Tron]

There is political capital to be made here.

If you are a politician and you can game a bot into libel, you get airtime to sling mud and stir your faithful followers into taking up arms against whomever.

In this case, the notoriously left wing socialists running Google!

Er...

[bombastic bob]

Re: There is political capital to be made here.

legit criticism noted