Google to pause Gemini image generation of people after issues

For context: There was an outcry in social media after Gemini refused to generate images of white people, leading deeply inaccurate in historic sense images being generated.

Though the issue might be more nuanced than the mainstream narrative, it had some hilarious examples. Of course the politically sensitive people are waging war over it.

Here are some popular examples: https://dropover.cloud/7fd7ba

Probably a better story (not paywalled, maybe the original source): https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/21/24079371/google-ai-gemini...

Also related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39465301

Because the idea that something is a historical representation implies accuracy.

Providing people with misleading historical context is rarely beneficial.

In the cases where it was deliberate, it’s usually clear that this is the case such as with Isaac Newton in the recent Doctor Who special.

When you ask it to draw English monarchs or German soldiers in WWII, you usually wouldn't expect them to be black.