The fact that Google’s Gemini A.I. program didn’t have the best of rollouts as it generated a vast assortment of historically incorrect images should be a gold mine of material for the late night comedians. However, for ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel and his Tuesday show, the real target is those who find it concerning.
Speaking specifically of Donald Trump Jr., Kimmel declared, “I guess his job now is shouting at his computer because his big subject today was Google A.I. Google A.I., I don't know if you heard, in the name of racial diversity, has been creating ridiculous images of black and Latino Nazis. If you tell it to make a picture of a Nazi, it wants to include everyone. So it paints Nazis from every color of the rainbow and it also, according to Junior, does this with other historical figures, including black George Washington, which, as you will see, bothers him a lot.”
Trump Jr. was then shown recalling, “This -- this is what Google Gemini says the founding fathers looked like. Black founding fathers. Yes, you heard that correct, folks. According to Google's A.I. Gemini program, the founding fathers were actually black. I don't know about you, doesn't seem all that accurate. I wonder why they would do something like this?”
If it was just the images, then maybe the concern over Gemini would be overblown. Google would just fix the program and be done with it, but Gemini is more than just an image creator. It does have a left-wing bias on political controversies, and the image generation tool is an extension of that. The machine can be just as much of a political hack as a person, but that is not how it is advertised.
Kimmel cared about none of this, “When did he turn into a morning radio DJ from 1989?” he asked instead.
Here is a transcript for the February 27 show:
ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live
2/27/2024
11:41 PM ET
JIMMY KIMMEL: I guess his job now is shouting at his computer because his big subject today was Google A.I. Google A.I., I don't know if you heard, in the name of racial diversity, has been creating ridiculous images of black and Latino Nazis. If you tell it to make a picture of a Nazi, it wants to include everyone. So it paints Nazis from every color of the rainbow and it also, according to Junior, does this with other historical figures, including black George Washington, which, as you will see, bothers him a lot.
DONALD TRUMP JR: This -- this is what Google Gemini says the founding fathers looked like. Black founding fathers. Yes, you heard that correct, folks. According to Google's A.I. Gemini program, the founding fathers were actually black. I don't know about you, doesn't seem all that accurate. I wonder why they would do something like this?
KIMMEL: When did he turn into a morning radio DJ. from 1989? [DONALD TRUMP JR. AS RADIO D.J. IMPRESSION] "It's DJ DJTJ on the Q Morning Zoo. Be ready with the phrase that pays! Caller 98.5 goes home with 98 dollars and 50 cents. Stick with the winner after Milli Vanillion the Q!"
