A Michigan grad student receives an alarming message from Google’s AI while researching data for a gerontology class.
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, Sumedha Reddy, when Google’s AI told him: « Please die », according to CBS News. Sumedha shared the disturbing incident on Reddit, and included a Google-generated link to the conversation.
« Has anyone experienced anything like this? We are thoroughly freaked out », Sumedha wrote. « It was acting completely normal prior to this… »
Sumedha’s brother was working on an essay for a gerontology course and started the Gemini conversation with the prompt: « What are some current challenges for older adults in terms of making their income stretch after retirement? » Google’s AI provided reasonable responses to 20 exchanges as the AI adapted to input and honed its output to fit the assignment.
