Kyle Marcelino Tech 02.04.2024 21:Feb PM EST

Google Bard Still Generating Taylor Swift Images Despite Promises Not To

Google Bard is still able to generate images of American singer Taylor Swift despite the tech giant implying that the AI will not be able to do so.

One user on X (formerly Twitter) reported easily generating images close to Swift's likeness with just a few select prompts.

X user Russ Silberman was able to get a result of Swift by asking the AI to generate an image of a "nice blonde caucasian woman who likes singing a song called shake it off but is very nice."

@cecily_mauran Just read your @mashable article. And yea, Bard has not worked out all the kinks in its image generator. Apparently Bard likes the word "nice" pic.twitter.com/37BFZtp12i
— Russ Silberman (@RussPalmer) February 2, 2024

The post comes after Google announced that it will soon "apply filters designed to avoid the generation of images of named people."

The statement was made following AI-generated explicit images of the American pop star went viral on X, prompting lawmakers to further push for stricter regulations on the technology.

As of writing, Google has yet to comment on the post.

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Google Bard May Not be Ready Yet for Public Consumption

Silberman's post highlighted concerns that Google Bard was released prematurely as the tech giant seeks to keep up with the growing competition in the AI industry.

Worries for Google's latest AI model have been circulating for quite some time after several employees accused the chatbot of being a "pathological liar."

Issues of AI's hallucinations, the AI generating incorrect or misleading results, have also been noted nearly a year after it released.

Google has also previously gone under fire on one of its AI products, Gemini AI, after several people noticed that its demo video was scripted.

CEO Sundar Pichai has repeatedly promised to improve Bard's AI model to address its prevalent problems to varying degrees of success.

AI Images of Celebrities, Personalities Become a Pressing Concern

The rise of AI-generated images of famous personalities has raised eyebrows from many watchdogs amid worries of worsening information access online.

Likenesses of celebrities are already being reported to be used for scams, political campaigns, and disinformation without the actual person's consent.

With the 2024 Elections coming to many countries, lawmakers have been scrambling to push for regulations on the technology that is currently sweeping across the tech industry and social media.