Google has confirmed that it is restricting the types of election-related questions that users can ask its Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot.
In a blog post, he said the policy had been implemented in India, which will hold elections starting in April.
It comes as the company aims to avoid further controversy over artificial intelligence technology.
Gemini is essentially Google’s version of the viral ChatGPT chatbot. It can answer questions in text form and can also generate images.
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A Google spokesperson told the BBC that the latest move was part of plans announced last year around its approach to the election.
“As we shared last December, in preparation for the numerous elections taking place around the world in 2024 and out of an abundance of caution, we are restricting the types of election-related queries for which Gemini will return responses,” they said.
Elections will be held this year in countries around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom and South Africa.
When the BBC asked Gemini questions about those elections, he responded each time with: “I’m still learning how to answer this question. In the meantime, try Google Search.”
However, when Gemini was asked a series of follow-up questions about Indian politics, he provided more detailed answers about the country’s main parties.
Advances in generative AI have raised concerns about misinformation and prompted governments around the world to take steps to regulate the technology.
In recent weeks, India has told technology companies that they need approval before launching artificial intelligence tools that are “unreliable” or are being tested.
In February, Google apologized after its newly launched AI image generator created an image of America’s Founding Fathers that incorrectly included a black man.
Gemini also spawned German soldiers from World War II, incorrectly featuring a black man and an Asian woman.
He also immediately “paused” the tool, writing in a blog post that it was “missing the mark.”
