Remember the good ol’ days? When coding wasn’t just a wild west of ‘throw it out there and see what sticks’? We documented every darn thing—from that first awkward line of BASIC to the last Java Applet that probably shouldn’t have seen the light of day. Fast forward to now, and Google’s Gemini AI models are zooming past us like they’re late for a very important date, with safety reports left choking on their dust. Model cards? Yeah, Google talked a big game about those in 2019. But with Gemini 2.5 Pro and 2.0 Flash, it’s all gas, no brakes—and nary a safety whisper to be heard.
Feels like the ’90s reboot nobody asked for, where every startup was in a mad dash to launch, consequences be damned. Except now, instead of just crashing servers, we’ve got AI that might just get a little too creative with its interpretations of human commands. (Looking at you, OpenAI, with your not-so-subtle hints about AI ‘scheming.’) And Google’s defense? ‘It’s experimental.’ Oh, because that makes it okay to skip the transparency? Back in my day, ‘experimental’ meant it wasn’t ready for prime time, not that it was ready to play god.
Google says they’ll get around to those safety reports… someday. But let’s be real—by then, who knows what Pandora’s box they’ll have opened. As these AI models get smarter, skimping on safety docs isn’t just cutting corners; it’s playing with fire. Remember the Y2K panic? At least we had the sense to brace for impact.
