Gemini for Home’s daily briefings are getting spooky, users say

Here is a 180-word summary of the news article: Google's Gemini for Home daily briefings are creeping out some users with spooky, inaccurate reports about their smart home activities. Users have shared screenshots showing Gemini describing things like people in black cloaks lurking around, or someone carrying a black bag and hammer, when the reality was just innocuous Halloween decorations. While some users have praised Gemini's summaries as "spot on," others have reported more significant errors, like mistaking cats for raccoons or claiming to see a raccoon that didn't actually exist. Google says it's worked to ensure Gemini's reports are accurate, including a "Familiar Faces" feature to identify household members. However, the article notes that the hallucinations common to most large language models could creep into Gemini's Home Brief summaries. This may be why Google is taking a cautious approach to rolling out the Gemini for Home feature, with a new Google Home speaker announced but not shipping until next spring. Overall, the article highlights the challenges of creating an accurate, AI-powered home activity summary, as users are finding Gemini's reports can veer into the unexpectedly spooky and inaccurate.