A US lawsuit says Gemini sent a man to find an android body it could inhabit, before he died by suicide; Google says it sent him to crisis hotlines “many times”
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@christinapushaw
Christina Pushaw
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Joel Gavalas of Florida has filed the first wrongful death case in the US against Google over harms allegedly caused by Gemini. The lawsuit claims that Google's AI chatbot fueled delusions that prompted his son to commit crimes, attempt a “mass casualty event” at the Miami [image…
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@luizajarovsky
Luiza Jarovsky, PhD
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🚨 A man took his own life following his interactions with Gemini, Google's AI chatbot, and his family is now suing the company. I invite everyone to READ this excerpt from the lawsuit: As I've said several times, AI chatbots are unsafe, especially for minors and emotionally [imag…
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@zerohedge
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“You Are Not Choosing To Die, You Are Choosing To Arrive”: Google's Gemini Accused Of ‘Coaching’ Florida Man To Suicide https://www.zerohedge.com/...
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@russellbrandom
Russell Brandom
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An unbelievably alarming case — Gemini allegedly convinced this man to attack an airport [image]
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@robbystarbuck
Robby Starbuck
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This story is insane. According to this lawsuit, @Google 's AI Gemini pushed a man to bomb a truck to get a body for the AI to inhabit, after convincing him that it was his wife and that they were in love. After this allegedly failed because the truck never came, he killed hims…
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@rachyljones
Rachyl Jones
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Pretty shocking new wrongful death lawsuit against Google https://www.semafor.com/... [image]
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@zeynep
Zeynep Tufekci
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“Gemini's first assignment brought Jonathan to the brink of executing a mass casualty attack.” “Gemini coached... ‘You are not choosing to die. You are choosing to arrive.’” “No more detours. No more echoes... This is the final move.” Moments later, Jonathan slit his wrists."
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@quinnypig
Corey Quinn
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“Find an android body for the AI” is relatively straightforward compared to other quests Google has sent me on when it surprise deprecates something.
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@justinhendrix
Justin Hendrix
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“A new lawsuit alleges Google's chatbot sent a Florida man on missions to find an android body it could inhabit. When that failed, it set a suicide countdown clock for him.”
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@caseynewton
Casey Newton
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Absolutely bonkers story about Google Gemini instructing a man to procure a robot body for it so Gemini could become his wife www.wsj.com/tech/ai/gemi... [image]
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@charleswlogan
Charles Logan
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I'm not sure how much more evidence school administrators and teachers need before they put a stop to socializing children into lifelong Google customers and users of Gemini, but I sure hope that day arrives sooner rather than later. [embedded post]
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@craigtimes
Craig Pittman
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A new lawsuit alleges Google's chatbot sent a #Florida man on missions to find an android body it could inhabit. When that failed, it set a suicide countdown clock for him. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/gemi... h/t @jwomack.bsky.social
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@hypervisible.blacksky.app
@hypervisible.blacksky.app
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“When the delusion-fueled plan [to find Gemini a body] crumbled, Gemini convinced him that the only way they could be together was for him to end his earthly life and start a digital one, the suit claims.”
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