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Jay Bonggolto

Google shelves Gemma AI after it spat out a bogus claim about a senator

Google Gemma.

What you need to know

  • Google pulled its Gemma AI model from AI Studio after it falsely claimed Senator Marsha Blackburn was involved in criminal activity.
  • Gemma was meant for developer and research use, but someone used it like a public chatbot—and things went off the rails fast.
  • Blackburn called the AI’s fabricated response “defamation,” not just an innocent glitch, after it cited fake and broken links to back its claims.
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