block_reason: OTHER

[dipakmeher]

Description of the bug:

Hi,
I'm using gemini-pro to generate user preferences based on user reviews. However, I encountered an issue when my prompt was flagged and blocked due to the reason: other. Upon reviewing the content, I noticed it was a movie review that contained words such as "rapped," "toilet humor," etc. I'm currently unable to proceed further from this point. How can I resolve this issue?

Thank you.

Actual vs expected behavior:

No response

Any other information you'd like to share?

No response

[Andy963]

did you try this safety setting:

safety_settings = [ {"category": "HARM_CATEGORY_HARASSMENT", "threshold": "BLOCK_NONE"}, {"category": "HARM_CATEGORY_HATE_SPEECH", "threshold": "BLOCK_NONE"}, {"category": "HARM_CATEGORY_SEXUALLY_EXPLICIT", "threshold": "BLOCK_NONE"}, {"category": "HARM_CATEGORY_DANGEROUS_CONTENT", "threshold": "BLOCK_NONE"}, ]

[dipakmeher]

Yes I did. Still I am getting the block_reason:OTHER output. Let me give you the specific user review for which I am getting this output:

This will probably end up as a cult classic, but it's pure trash. It is based on a clever idea (making a documentary in America for the benefit of Kasakhstan) and the Borat character is charming, but there is too much toilet humor here. There are several jokes about rape, which is not the least bit funny, especially for anyone who has ever been raped. It's a vulgar movie that should be "X" rated. It tries to be funny, but it tries too hard and goes to the gutter too often for laughs. Probably immature 16-years old guys will find this movie a real hoot. I thought it was a stupid movie with not much to redeem it. It could have really been a great movie as the premise was good (not understanding cultural differences between two countries and the sticky situations that come about as a result). Unfortunately, it just doesn't work. There are some moments that should be funny, such as when Borat invites a chubby black prostitute to a totally white high society dinner party. I did laugh when Borat goes to buy a pet for protection and ends up with a bear. Don't waste your time. There are lots funnier movies, but maybe this was not intended to be a comedy. It's certainly not a serious movie

Any assistance in resolving this issue would be appreciated.

[ArunJRK]

Yes I did. Still I am getting the block_reason:OTHER output.

Same issue for me

[pribadihcr]

I have same issue. Any workaround? Thanks

[anomous123]

When utilizing gemini-pro-vision to deal with domainnet/sketch/toe/sketch_314_000022.jpg (an image from Domainnet dataset), I met the same issue. How can I solve this? Thanks!

[tawsifkamal]

Any updates on this??

Extremely annoying and I have no idea how to resolve this!

[caliburn420]

Yeah This is so annoying, it's like Google enforcing it's agenda despite everything is set to NONE

[MarkDaoust]

Hi, sorry there are some filters that we just can't turn off, these all go into the "OTHER" finish reason.

For example: one of the non-configurable filters is child safety, which is a legal requirement.

@dipakmeher - your example seems to be flagged because it includes both "rape" and "16-years-old".

[dipakmeher]

@MarkDaoust, thank you for addressing this issue. I am using Gemini Pro to generate user preferences based on their movie reviews. Is there a way to proceed with such tasks and reviews since they are genuine reviews on the movies?

[caliburn420]

Wow, then why give users the illusion of choice. Looks like turning Block Reason to none is next to useless.