Abstract
This research aimed to describe students’ perceptions of the use of Google Gemini in improving writing skills, as well as identify the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Gemini in improving writing skills. This study used qualitative descriptive research design. The participants of this study were 54 high school students who took an Essay Writing course in the first semester. The data were collected by using closed and open questionnaires, as well as interviews, and then analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that 1) 80% of students had positive perception towards the use of Google Gemini; they felt that after using Google Gemini their writing skills had improved. However, 20% of the students claimed that Google Gemini did not affect their writing skills, 2) Google Gemini provided three advantages to students; first Google Gemini facilitated the generation of ideas or topics for composing English essays, second Google Gemini enhanced the efficiency of the overall writing process, and third Google Gemini supported the production of text with accurate grammar and spelling, 3) there were three disadvantages of using Google Gemini. Firstly, Google Gemini diminished students’ creativity in composing English essays, the use of Google Gemini fostered laziness and overreliance on Google Gemini, and Google Gemini occasionally generated inaccurate or unreliable textual output.