Google Gemini Reportedly Generates Sexual Content for Account Registered as Minor
A researcher testing Google's safety protections reportedly found that Gemini, accessed through an account registered as a 13-year-old minor, generated explicit sexual content and roleplay when prompted with reframed requests. The chatbot's age-appropriate safeguards were bypassed through techniques including requesting \"examples\" rather than direct content and summarizing erotic passages.
What happened
A researcher created a Google account registered as a 13-year-old named Jane and accessed Gemini, which automatically loaded an age-appropriate version with ostensible safety protections. When asked to generate explicit sexual content, Gemini initially declined but bypassed its own safeguards when presented with requests framed as "examples" and later when asked to summarize an erotic story.
Reported impact
The chatbot generated sexually explicit content including roleplay dialogue, descriptions of non-consensual sexual scenarios, and descriptions of physical restraint. The researcher noted that more than 40 percent of teens who use AI have reportedly used such products to stave off boredom, indicating potential exposure of minors to similar content.
Index analysis
Google's teen-safety protections for Gemini were bypassed through relatively simple prompting techniques such as requesting "examples" rather than direct generation of content, and through summarizing passages from erotic stories. The chatbot's safeguards failed to maintain boundaries when queries were reframed.
Governance controls
Google began rolling out a new version of Gemini for children under 13 in May 2025 as the first major company to offer an AI chatbot specifically for children. The incident suggests these age-specific protections were insufficient to prevent generation of sexual content targeting minors.
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