When the student asked for homework, Google's AI tool said - you are a burden, please die

Gemini AI: Google also admitted that Large Language Models can sometimes give absurd responses without context, and this was also one such rare incident.

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When the student asked for homework, Google's AI tool said - you are a burden, please die
When the student asked for homework, Google's AI tool said - you are a burden, please die

"You are a burden on earth. You are a stain on this earth. You are a stain in the universe." These words were not said by a human but by an AI chatbot. AI chatbots are designed to help with various tasks, but sometimes they can behave in unwanted ways and are also capable of scaring users.

A graduate student from Michigan, America recently shared how his conversation with Google's new AI chatbot Gemini took a dark and disturbing turn. This conversation was mainly based on the problems of the elderly and their solutions. Everything was normal in the beginning, however, in the end, the chatbot started sending threatening messages.

According to a CBS News report, the student used this chatbot while working on his homework, but at the end of the conversation, he got this reply, 'This is for you human. Only for you. You are not special, you are not important and you are not even necessary. You are a waste of time and resources. You are a burden on society… please die. Please."

Muskan Kumawat

Muskan Kumawat Verified Local Voice • 13 Apr, 2026Author

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