“… Google would continue to do this for “open-ended” image requests such as “a person walking a dog” but acknowledged that the response prompts with a historical slant needed further work”
– Dan Milmo
It appears that human intervention to pre-correct certain AI-generated imagery prompted incorrect results. When asked to portray scenes with Vikings or WW II soldiers. Google’s newest image generator was displaying visible minorities in place of historically-accurate figures.
The Guardian quotes a Google spokesperson saying they will make changes in their model right away.
Google’s Gemini image generator will no longer depict people until the issue is resolved.
Google pauses AI-generated images of people after ethnicity criticism | THE GUARDIAN | February 22, 2024 | by Dan Milmo