Google explains how Geminis AI image generation went wrong, and how itll fix it

Date:
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:02:12 +0000

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Annoyed by Geminis image-generation problem? Dont worry, Google has a plan to fix it.

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A few weeks ago Google launched a new image generation tool for Gemini (the suite of AI tools formerly known as Bard and Duet) which allowed users to generate all sorts of images from simple text prompts. Unfortunately, Googles AI tool repeatedly missed the mark and generated inaccurate and even
offensive images that led a lot of us to wonder - how did the bot get things so wrong? Well, the company has finally released a statement explaining what went wrong, and how it plans to fix Gemini.

The official blog post addressing the issue states that when designing the text-to-image feature for Gemini, the team behind Gemini wanted to ensure it doesnt fall into some of the traps weve seen in the past with image
generation technology such as creating violent or sexually explicit images, or depictions of real people. The post further explains that users probably dont want to keep seeing people of just one ethnicity or other prominent characteristic.

So, to offer a pretty basic explanation for whats been going on: Gemini has been throwing up images of people of color when prompted to generate images
of white historical figures, giving users diverse Nazis , or simply ignoring the part of your prompt where youve specified exactly what youre looking for. While Geminis image capabilities are currently on hold, when you could access the feature youd specify exactly who youre trying to generate - Google uses the example a white veterinarian with a dog - and Gemini would seemingly ignore the first half of that prompt and generate veterinarians of all races except the one you asked for.

Google went on to explain that this was the outcome of two crucial failings - firstly, Gemini was showing a range of different people without considering a range not to show . Alongside that, in trying to make a more conscious, less biased generative AI, Google admits the model became way more cautious than
we intended and refused to answer certain prompts entirely - wrongly interpreting some very anodyne prompts as sensitive. So, what's next?

At the time of writing, the ability to generate images of people on Gemini
has been paused while the Gemini team works to fix the inaccuracies and carry out further testing. The blog post notes that AI hallucinations are nothing new when it comes to complex deep learning models - even Bard and ChatGPT had some questionable tantrums as the creators of those bots worked out the
kinks.

The post ends with a promise from Google to keep working on Geminis
AI-powered people generation until everything is sorted, with the note that while the team cant promise it wont ever generate embarrassing, inaccurate or offensive results, action is being taken to make sure it happens as little as possible.

All in all, this whole episode puts into perspective that AI is only as smart as we make it . Our editor-in-chief Lance Ulanoff succinctly noted that When an AI doesn't know history, you can't blame the AI. With how quickly artificial intelligence has swooped in and crammed itself into various facets of our daily lives - whether we want it or not - its easy to forget that the public proliferation of AI started just 18 months ago. As impressive as the tools currently available to us are, were ultimately still in the early days of artificial intelligence.

We cant rain on Google Geminis parade just because the mistakes were more visually striking than say, ChatGPTs recent gibberish-filled meltdown . Googles temporary pause and reworking will ultimately lead to a better product, and sooner or later well see the tool as it was meant to be. You might also like... What is OpenAI's Sora? The text-to-video tool explained
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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/google-explains-ho w-geminis-ai-image-generation-went-wrong-and-how-itll-fix-it


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