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Google's AI Chatbot Tells Student Seeking Help with Homework 'Please Die'
When a graduate student asked Google 's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Gemini, a homework-related question about aging adults on Tuesday, it sent him a dark, threatening response that concluded with the phrase, "Please die. Please."
Google AI chatbot tells user to 'please die'
Google chatbot Gemini told a user "please die" during a conversation about challenges aging adults face, violating the company's policies on harmful messages.
Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: "Human … Please die."
In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."
Did Google's Gemini AI spontaneously threaten a user?
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Asked for Homework Help, Gemini AI Has a Disturbing Suggestion: 'Please Die'
A student received an out-of-the-blue death threat from Google's Gemini AI chatbot while using the tool for essay-writing ...
AI Chatbot Allegedly Alarms User with Unsettling Message: Human 'Please Die'
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