Gemini

Gemini is a generative AI system developed and managed by Google.

First named Bard and launched in March 2023 in response to OpenAI's earlier launch of ChatGPT., Bard was initially based on Google's LaMDA family of large language models.

Together with Google's Duet AI product, Bard was relaunched as Gemini in February 2024.

Gemini has received a mixed reaction, and was suspended after people found that the system was generating images featuring people of colour and women in historically inaccurate contexts.

Transparency and accountability 🔥

• Upstream. Google provides almost no information about the data used to train Gemini, its use of human labour to train the model and how it mitigates privacy and copyright risks. Neither does the company provide information about the model's energy usage, carbon emissions and broader environmental impact.

• Model. Basic information about how Gemini works, including its capabilities, known limitations and risks, are not disclosed.

• Downstream. Google provides little information on how user data is protected in Gemini, which uses are restricted or prohibited, and on the impacts of the model. It also fails to provide visible channels for users to provide feedback or submit complaints or lodge appeals.