Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash Faces Safety Setbacks

Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash scores lower on AI safety tests. Find out why users and experts are raising concerns about the model's performance.
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Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash Faces Safety Setbacks
Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash Model Scores Worse on Key Safety Benchmarks Wondering how safe Google's latest Gemini AI models really are? Many users searching for updates on Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash are asking: Is Gemini 2.5 Flash safer than previous versions? Unfortunately, Google's internal testing reveals that Gemini 2.5 Flash performs worse on critical safety evaluations compared to its predecessor, Gemini 2.0 Flash. According to a newly published technical report, the new model shows notable regressions in both text-to-text and image-to-text safety metrics, raising fresh concerns about AI safety and policy compliance.                          Image Credits:Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg / Getty Images Gemini 2.5 Flash Shows Higher Risk of Policy Violations Google’s latest technical findings indicate that Gemini 2.5 Flash is 4.1% more likely to generate unsafe text responses and 9.6% more likely to produce problematic outputs when interpreting images compared to Gemini 2.0 Flas…