{"id":27152,"date":"2024-02-22T20:40:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T17:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/27152\/google-pauses-geminis-ai-image\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T20:40:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T17:40:51","slug":"google-pauses-geminis-ai-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=27152","title":{"rendered":"Google pauses Gemini&#8217;s AI image generation of people after inaccuracy backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google pauses Gemini&#8217;s AI image generation of people after inaccuracy backlash\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Google&#39;s Gemini AI chatbot has temporarily suspended its ability to generate images of people.  The move follows backlash regarding AI&#39;s tendency to skew the generation of images of people toward darker skin tones, particularly when relating to historical context.<\/p>\n<div>Initially realizing that the issue was more impactful than initially thought, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/google\/\"   title=\"Google\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Google<\/a> promised to resolve the issues via a social media post.  However, the situation appears to have gotten worse, leading to a temporary but complete shutdown of this particular feature on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gemini.google.com\" class=\"external\">The Gemini website<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display:flex; justify-content: center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are already working to resolve recent issues with Gemini&#39;s image generation functionality.  During this time, we will pause the generation of people images and will re-release an improved version soon. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SLxYPGoqOZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/SLxYPGoqOZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Google Communications (@Google_Comms) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Google_Comms\/status\/1760603321944121506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since Gemini is now no longer able to generate images that include people, the chatbot instead, when prompted, displays a placeholder message stating: &#8220;We are working to improve Gemini&#39;s capability to generate images of people. We hope this feature returns soon and will let you know in updates when it does.&#8221;  This message was also shared by Google in the above social media post, promising that a fixed version would be available soon.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"gallery-eed51de6-1284-4f96-8663-4c2f910508ee\" class=\"single-image-container  image-c\" style=\"width:800px;max-width:100%\">\n<div class=\"gallery-item\">\n<picture style=\"padding-top: 41.875%\"><source media=\"(max-width: 350px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 351px) and (max-width: 500px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 501px) and (max-width: 800px)\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Google-pauses-Geminis-AI-image-generation-of-people-after-inaccuracy.jpg\" alt=\"Google suspends Gemini AI&#39;s generation of people images after inaccuracy backlash\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Current error message from Gemini when trying to generate an image that includes a human<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The problem of less diverse results in AI image generation is not unique to Gemini.  Existing AI models also struggle with this problem, and Google&#39;s efforts have probably focused too much on solving this known challenge, but have unfortunately moved past it.  Although well-intentioned, the results misrepresent the story, which can be very concerning given that these tools are used daily for research. <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Until Google gives an update on this issue via its Gemini updates hub, users needing AI-generated images involving humans will have to rely on alternative platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google pauses Gemini&#8217;s AI image generation of people after inaccuracy backlash\u060c Google&#39;s Gemini AI chatbot has temporarily suspended its ability to generate images of people. The move follows backlash regarding AI&#39;s tendency to skew the generation of images of people toward darker skin tones, particularly when relating to historical context. 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