A claim that Google's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Gemini, told a student to "please die" during a chat session circulated online in November 2024. One popular post on X shared the claim, commenting, "Gemini abused a user and said 'please die' Wtff?

Google’s AI chatbot Gemini gave a threatening response to a Michigan college student, telling him to “please die.”

Gemini is supposed to have restrictions that stop it from encouraging or enabling dangerous activities, including suicide, but somehow, it still managed to tell one "thoroughly freaked out" user to "please die".

Vidhay Reddy, a graduate student from Michigan, received a chilling response from Google’s Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot while discussing challenges faced by older adults on Nov. 13. According to the company,

AI chatbots put millions of words together for users, but their offerings are usually useful, amusing, or harmless. This week, Google’s Gemini had some scary stuff to say.

Google’s Gemini chatbot can now remember things like info about your life, work, and personal preferences.

One user on social media commented, "Boy it sure seems like this new AI thing might be not such a great idea."

Google’s AI chatbot Gemini gave a threatening response to a Michigan college student, telling him to “please die.” The artificial intelligence program and the student, Vidhay Reddy, were engaging in a back-and-forth conversation about aging adults and their challenges.

WARNING: Graphic Content. The chatbot was responding to an innocent true or false question about the number of households in the US led by grandparents.