In a world where a simple online prompt can give you pictures, videos, audios, and any number of generated content at the snap of a finger, a twofold impact is typically seen. That of a tidal wave of similar artificially generated content being created, produced and shared over multiple platforms, along with the risks of deepfake and copyright claims rising to the forefront. Do new trends like Gemini’s 3D model trend, the AI retro saree trend and the couple trend from the Nano Banana 2.5 Flash Image generator also come with its risks?
Nano Banana effect: India’s viral love for AI, and the privacy cost
India had reportedly charted the highest number of users of Nano Banana. Between January and August, the app saw an average of 1.9 million monthly downloads in the country, about 55% higher