‘This is very scary...’ Nano Banana saree trend sparks privacy scare; woman’s video goes viral | WATCH
The internet has recently been taken over by the so-called Nano Banana AI saree trend,’ powered by Google’s Gemini app. While thousands of users have been trying it for fun, one woman’s unsettling experience has left many questioning the technology. She uploaded her story on Instagram, where her video quickly went viral.
How the trend works
The feature at the centre of the buzz is Gemini Nano Banana, an image-editing tool within Google’s Gemini app. It allows users to upload a photo of themselves and transform it into an elegant portrait, typically in a saree with a vintage backdrop. Originally, the tool gained attention for producing 3D-style figurine edits, but it soon became widely popular for its saree transformations.
A shocking discovery
The woman explained in her video that she had joined the trend and generated her own saree image by providing Gemini with a picture and a short prompt. To her surprise, the output included a detail she found disturbing.
She said, “I generated my image and I found something creepy... so a trend is going viral on Instagram where you upload your image on Gemini with a prompt and Gemini converts it into saree... I tried it last night and I found something very creepy on this.”
“How Gemini knows I have mole in this part of my body? You can see this mole... this is very scary, very creepy... I am still not sure how this happened. I wanted to share this information with all of you. Please be safe... whatever you're uploading on social media or AI platforms,” she added
Internet reacts
Her clip has attracted close to 7 million views and hundreds of comments. Many people admitted to having similar experiences, while others suggested that the app might be accessing far more than just the uploaded photo.
“This happened to me too. My tattoos which are not visible in my photos were also visible. I don't know how but it was happening,” said a user.
Another commented, “Everything is connected. Gemini belongs to Google and they go through your photos and videos to develop the AI pic.”
“Well that is exactly how AI works. AI draws information from your digital footprint, from all the images that u have been uploading online. So when u ask an AI to generate an image, it is going to also use your uploads from the past,” a user explained.
What began as a light-hearted online challenge has now raised serious questions about privacy, data use, and how much AI models can infer from a person’s digital footprint.