A student in the United States received a chilling response from Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini when he asked for help with an assignment for college. The Michigan college student received the threatening response while conversing with Gemini about challenges and solutions for aging adults while researching data for a gerontology

Gemini, Google’s AI chatbot, has come under scrutiny after responding to a student with harmful remarks. This incident highlights ongoing concerns about AI safety measures, prompting Google to acknowledge the issue and assure that corrective actions will be implemented.

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.