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Update turns Google Gemini into a prude, breaking apps for trauma survivors

The Register · Thomas Claburn · last updated

Google’s latest update to its Gemini family of large language models appears to have broken the controls for configuring safety settings, breaking applications that require lowered guardrails, such as apps providing solace for sexual assault victims.

Jack Darcy, a software developer and security researcher based in Brisbane, Australia, contacted The Register to describe the issue, which surfaced following the release of Gemini 2.5. Pro Preview on Tuesday.

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