Google pauses Gemini image generation of people

Google stopped Gemini from generating images of people on 23 February 2024 after it produced racially diverse depictions of Nazi-era German soldiers and the US founding fathers. Senior vice president Prabhakar Raghavan said tuning for diversity had overgeneralized.

Why it mattered The pause became a flashpoint in the public argument over how companies tune image models for demographic representation, drawing criticism that included Elon Musk’s.