Google’s Gemini threatened one user (or possibly the entire human race) during one session, where it was seemingly being used to answer essay and test questions, and asked the user to die. Because of its seemingly out-of-the-blue response, u/dhersie shared the screenshots and a link to the Gemini conversation on r/artificial on Reddit.

A student received an out-of-the-blue death threat from Google's Gemini AI chatbot while using the tool for essay-writing assistance.The 29-year-old Michigan grad student was working alongside his sister,

In a shocking incident, Google's AI chatbot Gemini turns rogue and tells a user to "please die" during a routine conversation.

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AI chatbots put millions of words together for users, but their offerings are usually useful, amusing, or harmless. This week, Google’s Gemini had some scary stuff to say. The business world has taken to Google’s Gemini chatbot,

Google Gemini AI chatbot told a student to 'please die' when he asked for help with his homework. Here's what Google has to say.