Google announced that it has removed the developer-focused AI model "Gemma" from AI Studio. This action follows a report from Senator Marsha Blackburn (Republican), who stated that when she asked the model if she had been accused of rape, it returned a false response along with a list of fabricated news articles.
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Google Removes Gemma from AI Studio Following Senator's Complaint
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Blackburn sent a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai, accusing Google of defamation and bias against conservatives. Gemma reportedly responded that she had a sexual relationship with a state police officer during a 1987 state senate election and that non-consensual acts had occurred.
In reality, the election year was 1998, and no such allegations, individuals, or articles existed. Blackburn argued that the model should be stopped until it can be controlled.
Google explained that Gemma is not a tool for fact-checking and that non-developers had been misusing it. To prevent further confusion, access via AI Studio has been suspended, though it remains available via API.
Google stated that it will continue to work on minimizing hallucinations.
Sources: Google pulls AI model after senator says it fabricated assault allegation（HN 84pt・93コメント）（HN Search (backfill)、2025-11-04）