Description: Google reported to Australia's eSafety Commission that it received 258 complaints globally about AI-generated deepfake terrorism content and 86 about child abuse material made with its Gemini AI. The regulator called this a "world-first insight" into AI misuse. While Google uses hash-matching to detect child abuse content, it lacks a similar system for extremist material.
Editor Notes: Timeline note: Google's reporting period for this data was April 2023 to February 2024. The information was widely reported on March 5, 2025.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Google and Gemini developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed General public , General public of Australia , Google Gemini users , Victims of deepfake terrorism content , Victims of deepfake child abuse and Victims of online radicalization.
Alleged implicated AI system: Gemini
Incident Stats
Incident ID
963
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-03-05
Editors
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SYDNEY, March 6 (Reuters) - Google has informed Australian authorities it received more than 250 complaints globally over nearly a year that its artificial intelligence software was used to make deepfake terrorism material.
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