India, June 20 -- Artificial intelligence has made remarkable strides, but Google's latest chatbot is showing that even the smartest machines can crumble under pressure. A recent report by Google DeepMind reveals that its flagship model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, displayed signs of panic while playing Pokemon Blue-an old-school video game many children breeze through with ease.

The findings came from a Twitch channel called Gemini_Plays_Pokemon, where independent engineer Joel Zhang put Gemini to the test. While Gemini is known for its advanced reasoning abilities and code-level understanding, its performance during this gaming challenge exposed unexpected behavioural quirks.

According to the DeepMind team, Gemini began to exhibit what they descr...