Google rows back AI-image tool after WWII gaffe

Google, which only released its revamped Gemini AI in some parts of the world on February 8, said it was 'working to address recent issues' with the image generation feature. — Photography LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP

Google said Thursday it would stop users from creating images of people on its newly launched AI tool, after the program depicted Nazi-era troops as people from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

The US tech giant, which only released its revamped Gemini AI in some parts of the world on February 8, said it was "working to address recent issues" with the image generation feature.