A Google-made artificial intelligence program verbally abused a student seeking help with their homework, ultimately telling her to “Please die.” The shocking response from Google’s Gemini chatbot large language model (LLM) terrified 29-year-old Sumedha Reddy of Michigan — as it called her a “stain on the universe.”

Google's chatbots have previously come under fire for providing potentially dangerous answers to user inquiries. Reporters discovered in July that Google AI provided inaccurate, potentially fatal answers to a number of health-related questions,

Gemini AI chatbot tells student to 'Please die' during academic discussion, sparking concerns over AI safety and inadequate safeguards following hostile interaction with user.

GOOGLE’S AI chatbot, Gemini, has gone rogue and told a user to “please die” after a disturbing outburst. The glitchy chatbot exploded at a user at the end of a seemingly normal

The alarming exchange unfolded when Reddy asked the chatbot for help with a school assignment exploring challenges faced by older adults. Instead of providing constructive assistance, the chatbot issued a series of disturbing and hostile statements,

A 29-year-old student using Google's Gemini to do homework was “thoroughly freaked out” reportedly after the AI chatbot’s “erratic behaviour.”

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.