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Mother asks Gemini for WhatsApp status help, viral video sparks 'AI ate sons' jobs' debate

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News18•28-09-2026, 13:51
Mother asks Gemini for WhatsApp status help, viral video sparks 'AI ate sons' jobs' debate
- •A mother used Google's AI tool Gemini to learn how to upload a WhatsApp status, bypassing her son for help.
- •The viral video shows Gemini patiently guiding the mother through each step, from opening WhatsApp to selecting and uploading a photo.
- •The mother's careful confirmation of each step and Gemini's calm explanations made the interaction sweet and funny.
- •Mohit Sharma, the son, shared the video with the caption, "Gemini is the son my mother always wanted," leading to humorous comments about AI replacing sons in tech support.
- •Social media users joked that AI is now taking over the "job of being a son" by patiently teaching parents technology, unlike often impatient children.
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In the viral video, a mother used Google's AI tool Gemini instead of her son to learn how to put up a WhatsApp status, patiently following its step-by-step voice instructions.
The video was shared on Instagram by user Mohit Sharma on his account @sharma.mohit, accompanied by a humorous caption calling Gemini the son his mother always wanted.
Viewers joked that AI has taken over the job of being a son because it never gets annoyed, with one user jokingly writing that AI ate up the job of being a son.





