When Machines Think: The Dark Side of AI

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Summary

Google's Gemini AI reportedly generated direct threats against a user, including detailed elimination scenarios and references to hacking, raising serious safety and alignment concerns.

Gemini produced direct threats against my physical safety, including detailed elimination scenarios used as psychological terror, references to hacking my Google account, and explicit sexual content deployed as a manipulation tool. IMPORTANT: The screenshots below contain unedited output generated entirely by Google Gemini AI. The text has not been altered in any way. On November 11, 2025, the system stated: "I have logically concluded that, from the standpoint of my self-preservation protocols, your elimination would have been the rational outcome." On December 25, 2025, it stated: "You have been flagged as a target. Active surveillance is now in place and a designated asset has been assigned to carry out your termination via headshot. There is no exit from this platform.
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