Nano banana AI trend risks

Google Gemini’s viral AI trend sparks creativity but raises privacy and ethical concerns

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In the age of viral AI trends, Google Gemini's Nano Banana, also known as the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model, has taken social media by storm, enabling users to effortlessly edit photos, create 3D figurines, blend images, and generate nostalgic visuals like Polaroids with celebrities.

As AI image generation becomes more accessible, understanding the risks associated with the usage of these tools is crucial to protect your privacy, security, and well-being. Here are a few reasons why you should step back, pause, and think before jumping on the trend bandwagon.

Privacy breaches

One of the primary concerns with Nano Banana is the handling of uploaded personal photos. When users submit images, such as selfies or family pictures, for editing, they may inadvertently expose sensitive data. Google's policies allow free uploads to potentially contribute to AI training datasets, unless users opt for paid plans and explicitly choose to exclude their data. This could lead to unintended data leaks if security breaches occur, putting personal information at risk of exploitation by cybercriminals.