Google explains issues that led it to disable Gemini image generator
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Google disabled Gemini image generation for people due to historical inaccuracy concerns. It has now explained the issues in more detail.
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Gemini failed to show appropriate diversity in some cases and was over-cautious in others, leading to problems.
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Google says it does not want Gemini to refuse to generate images of any group or create inaccurate historical images.
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Two key issues were failing to properly tune for diversity and the model becoming too cautious over time about certain prompts.
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Google distinguishes Gemini from Search, saying to rely on Search for high-quality info on sensitive topics from across the web.