Google shutters developer-only Gemma AI model after a U.S. Senator's encounter with an offensive hallucination

Google Gemma.

• Google has pulled its developer-focused AI model Gemma from AI Studio
• The move comes after Senator Marsha Blackburn complained that it falsely accused her of a criminal act
• The incident highlights the problems of both AI hallucinations and public confusion

Google has pulled its developer-focused AI model Gemma from its AI Studio platform in the wake of accusations by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) that the model fabricated criminal allegations about her. Though only obliquely mentioned by Google's announcement, the company explained that Gemma was never intended to answer general questions from the public, but after reports of misuse, it will no longer be accessible through AI Studio.