Google's AI chatbot Gemini has faced allegations of inaccurately depicting people of color in historical settings, prompting the tech giant to disable the image-generation feature in response to criticism labeled as "woke" by certain users, as reported by Business Insider.
According to social media users, Gemini's AI frequently generated images portraying people of color in historically inaccurate scenarios.
Elon Musk took to X to express his disapproval of Google's handling of the situation, labeling the AI's programming as "insane racist, anti-civilizational."
In a statement released on Wednesday, Google acknowledged the inaccuracies in Gemini's historical image-generation depictions and pledged to address the issue promptly.
Subsequently, Google announced its plans to reintroduce an improved version of Gemini in the near future.
Musk's involvement in the AI landscape is notable, particularly through X's development of Grok, a conversational chatbot trained on X postings. Musk has emphasized Grok's politically neutral stance.
The billionaire entrepreneur also directed criticism towards Jack Krawczyk, Gemini's product lead, suggesting that Google's AI reflects a broader issue of racism and sexism within the company's programming.
Musk's stance on corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies is consistent with his previous criticisms of businesses, while also advocating for AI solutions like X's Grok over competitors such as OpenAI, led by Sam Altman.
