Gemini's image generation has been disabled in some regions, including Europe, although it remains accessible via a U.S. VPN. The chatbot, when asked to recreate certain images, declined, stating it couldn't create images yet. However, it offered to guide users in creating historically accurate images by providing information based on historical accounts. Gemini emphasized the importance of balancing historical accuracy with artistic freedom in image creation.
Key takeaways:
- Google has paused the ability of its AI chatbot Gemini to generate images of people due to controversy over historically inaccurate and racially diverse creations.
- The company is working to address the issues with Gemini's image generation feature and plans to re-release an improved version soon.
- Despite the controversy, Google maintains that Gemini's ability to generate diverse images of people is generally a good thing, but acknowledges that it was missing the mark.
- Gemini's image generation ability has been disabled in some regions, and when asked to recreate certain images, the chatbot declined, stating it couldn't create images yet.