Google CEO blasts ‘unacceptable’ Gemini image generation failure

Gemini, formerly Bard, is Google’s flagship artificial intelligence product, but the company was criticised for its image generation that depicted historically inaccurate scenes when prompted to create images of people. — Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP

Alphabet Inc.’s Sundar Pichai emailed staff on Tuesday to address the problematic responses from Google’s Gemini AI engine, describing them as "completely unacceptable.”

Teams are now working around the clock to rectify the issues, Pichai wrote in his note, reviewed by Bloomberg News. Stressing the need for the company to deliver unbiased and accurate information, the chief executive officer of both Alphabet and Google said structural changes will be made to prevent similar incidents.