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Google's Gemini AI suffers widespread outage, sparks user frustration

Google's Gemini AI service experienced a widespread outage, affecting various consumer and enterprise applications. Users reported issues with the Gemini CLI, Google Photos integration, and general access to the AI assistant. While some users found workarounds or expressed frustration with forced integrations, others noted that Gemini, even when functional, still required significant user expertise to be effective. The outage also highlighted potential vulnerabilities, such as prompt injection exploits. AI

IMPACT Widespread outages and integration issues with Gemini highlight the fragility of AI-dependent services and user frustration with forced AI adoption.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on an outage of a widely used AI product, impacting user experience and highlighting integration issues.

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COVERAGE [10]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The cheapest migration is the one nobody notices. Google cuts off the # GeminiCLI for consumer tiers on June 18. My tools all call gemini directly. So I kept th

    The cheapest migration is the one nobody notices. Google cuts off the # GeminiCLI for consumer tiers on June 18. My tools all call gemini directly. So I kept the name and swapped the backend. A shim and # ai agent # skill that routes gemini through Google's Antigravity CLI. No co…

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    Oh, #Gemini by #Google is down and somehow doesn't want to recover anymore... 🤖 💀 https://www.digit.in/news/general/gemini-down-thousands-maybe-hit-by-sudde

    Oh, # Gemini von # Google ist down und will sich irgendwie nicht mehr erholen … 🤖 💀 https://www. digit.in/news/general/gemini-d own-thousands-maybe-hit-by-sudden-access-issues-company-yet-to-respond.html # AI # KI

  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    It happened today. Google force-installed Gemini on my phone. I gave them rude feedback. I disabled it, but who knows what its doing in the background. Oh, how

    It happened today. Google force-installed Gemini on my phone. I gave them rude feedback. I disabled it, but who knows what its doing in the background. Oh, how I wish there was an alternative phone OS that worked well for me here in Sweden with apps like Bank ID, Swish etc. Maybe…

  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Français(FR) · [email protected] ·

    Gemini Outage Mostly Resolved: What Went Wrong for Google's AI Gemini Google Workspace is currently down. And these outages are very revealing, about the pr

    Gemini Outage Mostly Resolved: What Went Wrong for Google's AI Actuellement Gemini Google Workspace est en panne. Et ces pannes sont très éclairantes, sur le problème que rencontreront les gens quand ils ne seront plus capables de se débrouiller sans ia (et cela va arriver fort a…

  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    # Gemini Outage: # Google :google: Confirms Disruption of AI App | heise online https://www. heise.de/news/Gemini-App-melde t-Verbindungsfehler-und-Ausfaelle-1

    # Gemini -Ausfall: # Google :google: bestätigt Störung der KI-App | heise online https://www. heise.de/news/Gemini-App-melde t-Verbindungsfehler-und-Ausfaelle-11327670.html # GoogleGemini # ArtificialIntelligence # AI

  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    This vulnerability on exploiting Gemini with a prompt to do whatever other action is trendemous. The article is a bit difficult to follow at first, but then it

    This vulnerability on exploiting Gemini with a prompt to do whatever other action is trendemous. The article is a bit difficult to follow at first, but then it clarifies out. It's really interesting. https://www. safebreach.com/blog/gemini-voi ce-assistant-prompt-injection-exploi…

  7. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · djotaku ·

    So far my # AI experience continues to confirm my priors. Yesterday Gemini helped me figure out an NFS share issue not by giving me the right answer, but by giv

    So far my # AI experience continues to confirm my priors. Yesterday Gemini helped me figure out an NFS share issue not by giving me the right answer, but by giving me an answer that reminded me of forgetting that I could use to fix it. So still needed some expertise to make good …

  8. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    Oh, #Gemini by #Google is down and somehow doesn't want to recover anymore... 🤖 💀 www.digit.in/news/general... #AI #KI Gemini down: Thousands maybe h...

    Oh, #Gemini von #Google ist down und will sich irgendwie nicht mehr erholen … 🤖 💀 www.digit.in/news/general... #AI #KI Gemini down: Thousands maybe h...

  9. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Joy. So, gPhotos switched me over to #Gemini several weeks back. Want to search? " #AI " needs to get involved. Want to edit a photo? "AI" needs to get involved

    Joy. So, gPhotos switched me over to #Gemini several weeks back. Want to search? " #AI " needs to get involved. Want to edit a photo? "AI" needs to get involved. Want to do anything that used to not require "AI"? "AI" needs to get involved. So, right now, I want to do some simple…

  10. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Oh. Yay. Looks like #Gemini has some keyword-shortcuts in it (rather than, you know, being "intelligent" about an prompt or an associated response). #AI

    Oh. Yay. Looks like #Gemini has some keyword-shortcuts in it (rather than, you know, being "intelligent" about an prompt or an associated response). #AI