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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan wrote a letter to Alphabet, Google's parent company, on Saturday, demanding that the company explain what influence the Biden administration may have had on its controversial Gemini AI program.
The Justice Committee requested documents on the creation and use of the artificial intelligence chatbot.
“The committee is investigating how and to what extent the executive branch coerced or colluded with Big Tech and other intermediaries to censor the speech of Americans,” the House Judiciary Committee said in a news release Saturday.
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Gemini faced backlash after it reportedly showed historical figures such as George Washington falsely appearing as black, and the search for a “pope” resulted in a black woman in Vatican garb. White supremacist Nazis weren't white either.
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan wrote a letter to Alphabet, Google's parent company, on Saturday, demanding that the company explain what influence the Biden administration may have had on its controversial Gemini AI program. (Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)
The chatbot also wasn't sure whether Adolf Hitler or Elon Musk had a greater influence on society.
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A week ago, Google admitted to Fox News Digital that it was “appalling and inappropriate” that its AI chatbot had not openly condemned pedophilia, and a spokesperson announced changes.
“Recent reports allege that the executive branch, particularly the Biden White House, may have influenced the development of Alphabet’s Gemini AI model,” Jordan’s letter to Alphabet said. “On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an executive order on the 'safe and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence,' purportedly intended to serve as an overarching guide for how the Biden administration will address issues such as AI deployment.”
Jordan added that a report from Google's Gemini team said the tool was evaluated by outside groups “selected for its consistency with the Biden White House Executive Order and 'White House Commitments'.” , and the company “claimed that it was working with these external groups “to help identify areas for improvement,” including “societal risks,” such as alleged “representational harm.”
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Jordan's letter said the “improvements” to Gemini showed his “clear bias.”
He added that reports suggested that Jack Krawczyk, who leads the Gemini program, and Jen Gennai, the director of Google's Responsible Innovation team, “expressed significant racial and political bias.”
He continued: “Given that Alphabet has a history of censoring First Amendment-protected speech in response to requests and demands from government agencies, the Committee is concerned about possible First Amendment violations associated with the Gemini model by Alphabet.”
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