Google said it’s working to fix a bizarre glitch that has rattled users of the tech giant’s much-hyped Gemini chatbot — after it spat out self-loathing messages while struggling to answer questions. X user @DuncanHaldane first flagged a disturbing conversation with Gemini back in June — including one case in which it declared “I quit” and moaned that it was unable to figure out a request.

Google's generative artificial intelligence chatbot, Gemini, is apparently capable of getting depressed and having a total meltdown.

After several users encountered responses from Gemini where the chatbot called itself a disgrace, Google says a fix is on its way.

This was first seen in June when engineer Duncan Haldane posted images on X showing Gemini declaring, "I quit. I am clearly not capable of solving this problem. The code is cursed, the test is cursed,

AI might not have the capacity for human emotion, but it sure knows how to perform a believable mental breakdown. Back in June, Google’s Gemini chatbot was spotted melting down in a self-deprecating spiral in response to trying to struggling to complete a task.

This is an annoying infinite looping bug we are working to fix! Gemini is not having that bad of a day : )

Google says it's working to fix an "annoying infinite looping bug" that causes its Gemini AI model to beat itself up endlessly when it fails to solve a problem.

Google working on fixing a Gemini bug that triggers defeatist-toned responses. The issue was first highlighted by an X user, @DuncanHaldane, via a post back in June. The user incl