Damn those chinese censors!!!... wait

Google has implemented restrictions on Gemini's ability to provide responses on political figures and election-related topics. This is primarily due to the potential for AI to generate biased or inaccurate information, especially in the sensitive and rapidly evolving landscape of politics. Here are some of the key reasons behind this decision:

• Mitigating misinformation: Political discourse is often rife with misinformation and disinformation. AI models, like Gemini, learn from vast amounts of data, which can include biased or inaccurate information. By limiting responses on political figures, Google aims to reduce the risk of Gemini inadvertently spreading misinformation.
• Avoiding bias: AI models can inherit biases present in their training data. This can lead to skewed or unfair representations of political figures and their viewpoints. Restricting responses in this area helps to minimize the potential for bias in Gemini's output.
• Preventing manipulation: AI-generated content can be used to manipulate public opinion or influence elections. By limiting Gemini's involvement in political discussions, Google hopes to reduce the potential for its technology to be misused in this way.
• Maintaining neutrality: Google aims to maintain a neutral stance on political matters. By restricting Gemini's responses on political figures, they can avoid the appearance of taking sides or endorsing particular candidates or ideologies. While these restrictions may limit Gemini's ability to provide information on political figures, they are in place to ensure responsible use of AI and to protect the integrity of political discourse.

By the way...

Not just Bernie, it doesn't reply to questions about trump either. I guess they don't want the AI to reply to political questions with biased opinions from the internet, which is fair.

The only mildly infuriating thing is that people keep posting this shit

They've politicised age! What's next!?🕴️

It looks like they disabled responses about current major political figures.

This is absolutely a good thing. There's enough misinformation out there, we don't need people getting their news about politics from an algorithm that is used to generate text.

This may be an unpopular opinion (though I doubt it), but I think this is good. I don't want people making opinions about politics based on AI output. In the best case, it isn't reliable. In the worst case, it'll make things up and lead people to false conclusions. If you want the information then it's out there. Don't rely on LLMs to give accurate information, especially on current events.

That’s because Google is not only a shit company, it’s also in Trump’s pocket. They changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico for US users. WTF?

Tf is Gemini?

Have you tried a search engine?

Yeah it won't answer for any alive current political figures. Meh.