This move is part of a larger trend among tech companies like Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft, who are placing restrictions on their technology to prevent the spread of disinformation during the election period. These companies are aiming to preserve access to truthful information online by preventing their chatbots from answering anything regarding the elections. Initially, Google had only pledged to limit information via its AI Bard, but now Gemini AI is also part of this content moderation initiative.
Key takeaways:
- Google's latest AI, Gemini, is unable to answer questions related to the US or global elections, and is designed to avoid such topics.
- Google is making this feature temporarily unavailable as part of its preparations for the 2024 US Presidential elections and to prevent the spread of misinformation.
- Not all election-related queries are restricted, but Google has not specified which questions Gemini will be able to answer.
- Google, along with other tech companies like OpenAI and Microsoft, are placing restrictions on their technology to prevent the spread of disinformation during the election period.