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The Guardian - US
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Nick Robins-Early

Google restricts AI chatbot Gemini from answering questions on 2024 elections

Phone, with Gemini logo on screen, behind a multicolor background
When asked questions such as ‘who is Donald Trump,’ Gemini now replies: ‘I’m still learning how to answer this question.’ Photograph: Idrees Abbas/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Google is restricting its Gemini AI chatbot from answering election-related questions in countries where voting is taking place this year, limiting users from receiving information about candidates, political parties and other elements of politics.

“Out of an abundance of caution on such an important topic, we have begun to roll out restrictions on the types of election-related queries for which Gemini will return responses,” Google’s India team stated on the company’s site.

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