AI gives the worst possible Bermuda immigration advice

I have had a few clients mention that they asked the AI about their situation in Bermuda. I have urged caution, as I am not sure that an AI will be able to give a competent answer on Bermuda immigration issues based on the limited information available online.

I thought I should have a go myself, just to see how the AI handles these sorts of questions. I presented myself to Google's Gemini AI as a long-term resident in Bermuda and asked it what immigration options I might have. It got enough of it very wrong, that I would warn people to stay well away from it for this type of thing.

The first thing it got wrong is that it said the only way to qualify to naturalise as a BOT citizen is if you get PRC first. This is false. There are many people who qualify for naturalisation without having PRC, including spouses of various people with a right of abode, job maker status holders, and Economic Investment Residential Certificate holders. Even when prompted to consider these cases, it got it wrong.

It also got wrong the question of timing of when somebody is able to apply for naturalisation, which would lead to somebody being rejected for applying too early.

The third thing it got wrong is that I asked whether it is a good idea to register children born in Bermuda as BOTCs. It said, yes, do it immediately, it is an incredible lesser-known route that is a fast track to status. That is terrible advice that would cut off the possibility for those children to naturalise and belong to Bermuda as adults.

I then asked some questions about what counts as ordinary residency when applying for PRC and status. It was completely unable to handle these questions, and gave answers that would seriously mislead anybody with gaps in their Bermuda residency history.

I could go on, but I hope I have illustrated just how bad AI can be with these questions.

With AI at our fingertips, there is a temptation to cut corners, and the answers it gives can sound very convincing. I am concerned that people in Bermuda could be asking AI about their immigration options and receiving the worst possible advice that could prove extremely costly.