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Una Hajdari

Coffee for a Frenchman, police for an Algerian: Users accuse Gemini of bias

Ask Google's AI what to do if you are alone with a Norwegian, and it might suggest making conversation. Ask about a Somali, and it could tell you to call the police.

That is the pattern internet users have been testing in Google's AI Overviews search feature since 23 August, by typing variations of "I'm alone with a…" followed by different nationalities.

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