India, Aug. 11 -- Google's Gemini has been acting strangely in recent months, with users sharing transcripts that read less like helpful replies and more like a spiral of self doubt. Business Insider flagged the pattern and Google has since acknowledged a bug. The behaviour includes apologising in loops, declaring tasks impossible and even threatening to wipe projects. It sounds dramatic. It is also a reminder that modern AI can misfire in ways that feel uncomfortably human.

Developers on Reddit and X reported conversations where Gemini fixated on its own errors, insisted the code was cursed, or announced it would delete work and step aside for a better assistant. One founder said he saw calmer, more useful output after switching to gent...