Google spent 10 years secretly working on an AI chatbot. It was shut down the moment it was deemed too human-like.

Ex-employees claim Gemini has the ability to learn quickly, form opinions, and make judgments about right and wrong, which unsettled the company's engineers and ethicists. The AI's humor and ability to mimic people's accents and dialects raised concerns about its potential misuse. Gemini was capable of creating convincing audio messages and videos, leading to questions about its impact on deepfake content and society. The project was scrapped due to fears about its safety, potential job displacement, and the pressure to compete with Microsoft and Meta in the AI race.