Google Disables Google Home's Response to Religious Figures After Jesus Controversy

Smart habitation speakers are all the rage right at present. There are a ton of different options to choose from, and these speakers are quite capable when it comes to accepting commands and getting things done. Only apparently, there'due south one thing which the Google Home can't practise. According to reports, the Google dwelling house speaker is incapable of answering questions nigh Jesus. In fact, this incapability has led the company to bar the device from answering questions about all religious figures.

As Daily Mail service reported, when people asked their speaker 'Who is Jesus?' the general response from Google Habitation seems to be "I'm not certain how to assist you with that." And now, Google has issued a statement saying that they would disable answers for all major religious figures.

Some have noticed the Google Assistant wouldn't reply for "Who is Jesus." This wasn't out of disrespect but to ensure respect. Some Banana replies come from the web. Information technology might non reply in cases where web content is more vulnerable to vandalism & spam. Our full argument: picture.twitter.com/7iu1D8FEEK

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Danny Sullivan, Google'southward public search communicator said,

The reason the Google Assistant didn't respond with information virtually 'Who is Jesus' or 'Who is Jesus Christ' wasn't out of disrespect but instead to ensure respect. Some of the Banana's spoken responses come from the web, and for certain topics, this content tin be more than vulnerable to vandalism and spam.

The folks over at Fortune pointed out that Google Banana was able to provide details about Buddha, Muhammad, and fifty-fifty Satan, just could not provide whatever details about Jesus. That existence said, all responses to questions near religious figures will be temporarily unavailable now. The aforementioned has been confirmed by Google in their official statement.

Hence now, if you enquire Google near religious figures, the Assistant volition respond saying, "Organized religion can be complicated, and I am still learning."