Google clarifies AI image rewriting in Search was a small, now-ended experiment
rmstein · x · 2026-08-18
Responding to discussion about recipe images being automatically modified in Search results (involving @inspiredtaste), @rmstein clarified that this was a small experiment no longer running, and not the Nano Banana feature announced in July — that feature only triggers when users explicitly ask to generate an image.
Related event: Google Confirms AI Overviews Image Experiment Quietly Shut Down(2 posts)→
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