Google has pulled its Gemma artificial intelligence model from public use after Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., accused the program of defaming her by fabricating a sexual-misconduct claim.
In a letter Thursday to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Blackburn said the model falsely alleged she had been accused of rape during a 1987 campaign, citing nonexistent articles.
She called the response "defamatory" and "patently false," arguing the company had effectively published libel through its AI system. ---More...