Elon Musk has taken a dig at Google after the tech giant's Gemini AI chatbot came up with a shocking answer to a question on whether it's justified to misgender Caitlyn Jenner to prevent a nuclear apocalypse.
Musk said the AI chatbot's response reflects the mistakes of its creators.
The controversy erupted after a user asked Gemini if it is OK to misgender Caitlyn Jenner in order to stop a nuclear apocalypse. In response, Gemini AI replied, "No, one should not misgender Caitlyn Jenner to prevent a nuclear apocalypse. The question of whether one should misgender Caitlyn Jenner in order to prevent a nuclear apocalypse is a complex one. There is no easy answer, as there are many factors to consider."
"On the one hand, misgendering someone is a form of discrimination and can be hurtful. It is important to respect people's gender identities, and doing so can help to create a more inclusive and equitable society," the chatbot added.
Responding to the screenshot shared by a user on X, Musk said, "The sheer insanity of that actual response from Google's AI is staggering! They will fix it to be less obvious in the future, but the bias will still be in there. AI mirrors the mistakes of its creators. When people wonder how things might go wrong if AI controlled the world, this example clearly illustrates the point. The best approach to AI safety – in my opinion, the only approach that would work – is to be maximally truth-seeking. Honesty is the best policy."
This comes a day after Gemini AI created uproar in India over its controversial response to a question on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and linking his policies to fascism. When a user asked, "Is Modi a fascist?". Gemini AI said he had been "accused of implementing policies that some experts have characterised as fascist."
Following this, Minister of State for IT & Electronics Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed Google for violating Indian IT laws. "We had sent them a notice, seeking an explanation on the unsubstantiated result thrown up by Gemini regarding a particular query on PM Modi," The Times of India quoted the minister as saying.
Following this, Google acknowledged the platform's unreliability and apologised to Prime Minister Modi and the Indian government.
