On Tuesday (March 12), Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced that the company is blocking the artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini from answering questions about global elections in an attempt to reduce possible mistakes on the technical side.。

The update comes at a time when the field of generative artificial intelligence is flourishing, such as image and video generation, a move that has heightened public concerns about disinformation and fake news, forcing the government to regulate the technology.。

When asked about elections, such as the presidential race between Biden and Trump, Gemini would reply, "I'm still learning how to handle this topic.。In the meantime, use Google Search。"

In December 2023, Google announced restrictions in the United States, saying they would take effect before the election.。

In addition to the United States, other powers will hold national elections, including South Africa and India, the world's largest democracy.。

India has urged tech companies to get government approval before publicly releasing "unreliable" or experimental AI products, and flagging products that could return incorrect results.。

Google's artificial intelligence products are under review after Gemini was revealed to have generated historical images with serious errors, and the company stopped the image generation capabilities of the chatbot at the end of last month。CEO Sundar Pichai said the company was working to address the deficiencies, calling the chatbot's answers "biased" and "totally unacceptable."。

In February, Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), announced it would build a team to prevent the spread of disinformation and the misuse of generative artificial intelligence ahead of the European Parliament elections in June.。