Google is getting ready to relaunch its Gemini AI image tool in the coming weeks, according to CEO Demis Hassabis. The tech giant had temporarily suspended the tool last week due to inaccuracies in some historical depictions generated by the artificial intelligence system.
Alphabet’s Google introduced the Gemini AI models earlier this month, allowing users to create images. However, concerns were raised on social media about the accuracy of historical images generated by the tool. In response, Google decided to take the feature offline temporarily for fixes.
During a panel discussion at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Hassabis mentioned, “We have taken the feature offline while we fix that. We are hoping to have that back online very shortly in the next couple of weeks, few weeks.” He acknowledged that the tool was not functioning as intended.
The temporary halt affected Alphabet’s shares, which experienced a 3.5% decline on Monday afternoon, becoming the biggest drag on the S&P 500 index.
Google has been striving to keep pace with AI advancements, especially since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022. The competition has intensified, with Google’s previous generative AI chatbot, Bard, facing issues a year ago when it shared inaccurate information in a promotional video, leading to a significant drop in shares.
Bard was recently rebranded as Gemini, and Google introduced paid subscription plans for users seeking enhanced reasoning capabilities from the AI model. Despite being in the early stages of generative AI development, concerns arise if glitches or inaccuracies persist, as noted by
Bob O’Donnell, chief analyst at TECHnalysis Research. He commented, “We are in the early stages of generative AI development, but if the glitches or inaccuracies persist, that’s when people start to worry.”
Source: Reuters
