A game developer claims Google's Gemini chatbot has revealed a key detail about their upcoming game update that had only been shared in a private Google Doc, Polygon reports.
Klub Kofta Studio's Operation Octo is a cutesy tower defense game about undersea life with bullet-hell elements. It's done quite well, and the solo developer was planning new content, including a new character called "Vantage Tripod." They didn't tell anyone; the name was only present in a Google Doc. But somehow, a fan chatting to Gemini heard about it.
The fan was posting some of the funny responses it got from Gemini in the Discord chat with the developer, who prompted them to ask about any "upcoming volcanic ridge turrents / skeletons." Gemini responded with Vantage Tripod and a Skeleton Dragon. Both characters are upcoming, but only the Skeleton Dragon had been remotely hinted at on the game's store page.
The developer insisted they didn't mention Vantage Tripod anywhere. Other responses also contained "surprisingly obscure info," the developer claimed, leading them to believe that Google had scraped his private document to train Gemini. They maintain that the game isn't big enough to have enough online discussion for the AI to interpret it in this particular way.