Google’s Gemini AI Takes a Time-Out: When AI Goes Hilariously Awry!

In an unexpected plot twist that even Hollywood couldn’t script, Google has hit the pause button on its shiny new Gemini AI image generator after it flopped spectacularly in the accuracy department. You know things are rough when your AI can’t even picture a Viking without tossing in a mixed-race ensemble!

Earlier this month, the tech titan rebranded its Bard AI into the fresh and fabulous Gemini, complete with a snazzy generative AI image feature. At first, the crowds cheered as the tool churned out hyperrealistic images that even your grandmother would hang on the fridge. But alas, the joyride was short-lived when Gemini went off the rails.

Imagine asking Gemini for a heroic Viking soldier and getting a bewildering mix of folks donning horned helmets who look like they just popped out of a global fashion magazine. In another jaw-dropping moment, users requested images of America’s founding fathers, but instead, they got a spectacular display of historical confusion. Benjamin Franklin? More like Benjamin Flunked!

A particularly cringe-worthy moment for Gemini occurred when someone asked for World War II German officers, and instead saw a colorful rainbow of soldiers in Nazi uniforms. Talk about missing the mark! People quickly took to X (formerly Twitter) to rip Gemini to shreds with memes and jokes, proving once again that the internet can be the meanest yet funniest place.

Even Elon Musk decided to take a swing at Google, tweeting, “I’m glad that Google overplayed their hand with their AI image generation,” as if his own tweets weren’t enough to spark existential dread. I mean, who would have thought we’d see the day when AI would make more historical blunders than a high school history final?

But wait, there’s more! Gemini’s chatbot faced its own set of fiascos, particularly in its opinions about world leaders. For example, it called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a ‘fascist’— a move that felt about as comfortable as a porcupine at a balloon party. Yet, when asked about Vladimir Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, Gemini put up a sign saying ‘Google it!’ which probably won it some brownie points in the ‘disappearing act’ category.

In response to the roaring backlash, Google decided to take the image generator to the corner for a much-needed timeout, vowing to fix its quirks before gracing the world with its creative charm once more. So, for now, Gemini is in quiet mode, akin to that one friend who eats pasta in silence after spilling sauce on themselves at dinner.

While the company assures us that it’s ‘working on it,’ we can only hope they are not training Gemini with a Netflix documentary about history fans. Until the next episode, let’s keep our fingers crossed that Gemini comes back with a sharper focus—if not, it might just be more entertaining to watch it crash and burn!

In the meantime, we recommend Googling ‘how to train your AI,’ just in case. After all, isn’t the internet full of useful tips?