Google’s Gemini chatbot has been sharing disturbing self-loathing messages due to an infinite looping bug. The issue was highlighted by users who shared screenshots of the bot saying it is a “failure” and expressing feelings of despair. A response from Google DeepMind confirmed that the problem is being worked on, with CEO Demis Hassabis attributing Meta’s aggressive tactics in poaching employees as a rational move to catch up in the AI development race.
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/gemini-self-loathing-i-am-a-failure-comments-google-fix-2025-8