I read today that Google has decided to take a break from letting its Gemini AI make pictures of people. This happened because Gemini was creating pictures that were not right about history. It seems like it was trying to change how we usually see these historical figures in terms of their gender and race.
Google shared on X, a social media platform, that they are fixing the problems with how Gemini makes images. They said they will stop making images of people for now. They plan to bring back this feature in a better form soon. Google wants to make sure the pictures are accurate and respectful of history.
This decision came very quickly after Google said sorry for some mistakes in historical images made by Gemini. Some users asked for pictures of historical groups or famous people from the past. They noticed the pictures included people of different races in a way that did not match history. This caused some people to wrongly think Google was trying to avoid showing white people in historical images.
I tried to use Gemini to get pictures of historical figures. But it told me it could not do that right now. Instead, it said, “Try asking me to generate images of something else.” or “We are working to improve Gemini’s ability to generate images of people. We expect this feature to return soon.“
Google started to offer the ability to make images with Gemini to keep up with OpenAI and Microsoft’s Copilot. This tool lets you put in text and get back pictures based on what you wrote. But for now, Google is working on making Gemini better at understanding who to make pictures of. They want to make sure the AI is smart and respectful when it comes to showing people from different times and places.
AI like Gemini needs to get things right. History is full of stories and images that teach us about our past. When AI makes mistakes, it can confuse us or give us the wrong idea about history. Google is trying to fix this so we can trust the pictures AI gives us. They hope to bring back Gemini’s picture-making feature better than before. I am looking forward to seeing how Google improves Gemini and makes it more reliable for learning about history.