Washington, June 4 -- In a move that has raised eyebrows in the tech community, Google has decided to pause the rollout of its highly anticipated AI-powered "Ask Photos" feature within Google Photos.

Initially launched as an experimental feature last fall, "Ask Photos" leverages Google's Gemini AI models to offer users an innovative way to search through their photo libraries by asking natural language questions, The Verge reported.

The feature, which had been slowly rolling out to a select group of users, aims to allow individuals to query their photo collection for specific themes, events, or text-based elements.

However, product manager Jamie Aspinall revealed that the feature has been temporarily pulled back after feedback citing i...