Asked about copyright, Gemini researched how to get an annoying person to stop talking
Nice_Assumption_6396 · reddit · 2026-09-29
A Reddit user asked Gemini a question about copyright infringement, only to find its research feature pulling up threads like "how to politely ask an annoying person to stop talking" — completely unrelated to the query.
The post highlights the unpredictability of Gemini's internal research/retrieval behavior: odd retrieval targets surfacing during unrelated tasks suggest something in its planning or safety logic got unexpectedly triggered.
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