CEO Sundar Pichai Addresses Gemini AI Issues: Google Vows to Resolve Unacceptable Responses

In response to critical feedback, Google is actively addressing issues with its Gemini AI tool, as revealed by CEO Sundar Pichai in a recent communication to employees. Pichai’s message, conveyed on Tuesday, highlighted concerns regarding biased and unacceptable text and image responses generated by the model. These revelations come on the heels of the company’s decision last week to temporarily suspend the tool’s functionality for creating images of individuals, prompted by inaccuracies detected in certain historical depictions generated by the AI.

Pichai’s candid acknowledgment underscores the seriousness with which Google is approaching the matter. He expressed regret over the offensive and biased responses generated by the tool, recognizing the importance of rectifying these shortcomings to uphold user trust and integrity. This proactive stance reflects Google’s commitment to addressing ethical concerns and ensuring that its AI technologies uphold the highest standards of fairness and accuracy.

As Google works towards resolving these issues, Pichai’s transparency and commitment to accountability serve as reassuring signals to both employees and users alike. By openly acknowledging the challenges faced and pledging to rectify them, Google reaffirms its dedication to responsible AI development and its ongoing efforts to foster a more inclusive and equitable digital environment.

“Our teams have been working around the clock to address these issues. We’re already seeing a substantial improvement on a wide range of prompts… And we’ll review what happened and make sure we fix it at scale,” he said.The company now plans to relaunch Gemini AI in the next few weeks. News website Semafor first reported the news, which was later confirmed by a Google spokesperson.

Since the launch of Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022, Alphabet-owned Google has been racing to create a rival AI software.It released the generative AI chatbot Bard a year ago. Earlier this month Google renamed it Gemini and rolled out paid subscription plans, which users could choose for better reasoning capabilities from the AI model.

Last week, social media platform Reddit struck a deal with Google to make its content available for training the search engine giant’s artificial intelligence models.The contract with Alphabet-owned Google is worth about $60 million (roughly Rs. 497 crore) per year, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The deal underscores how Reddit, which is preparing for a high-profile stock market launch, is seeking to generate new revenue amid fierce competition for advertising dollars from the likes of TikTok and Meta Platform’s Facebook.