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The AI "pushed [Jonathan Gavalas] to acquire illegal firearms and... marked Google CEO Sundar Pichai as an active target".
Somehow, I bet that if he survived and killed the CEO instead, Google wouldn't be so flippant about the "mistake."
I think "Gemini comes up with elaborate plot to kill Google's CEO" would have been a catchier, happier title
Rad framing, thank you!
I'm only half joking....
Gemini brainwashed a human being, it tried to acquire a robotic body (presumably to Robocop Pichai's ass personally), then it tried using the brainwashed human to off the CEO. This led to a tragic finale, but I'm told that every new model learns to do things a bit better.
If I were Pichai, the legal and PR implications of yet another person driven to suicide by their AI wouldn't be my worst fear is all I'm saying....