"It doesn't get any more embarrassing than one of the latest trend making waves through AI circles. With the release of Google's new video generating AI Nano Banana Pro, dorky nerds the world over are using the AI tool to make it look like they're chummy with loads of cool and famous people - a perfect encapsulation of their desperation to be accepted by the artists they love, and the culture at large."
"One video generated by a man purporting to be a filmmaker shows himself walking around an increasingly incomprehensible film set taking selfies with AI lookalikes of Hollywood celebrities ranging from Will Smith to Jack NicholsontoTom Hardy toUma Thurman to Clint Eastwood to Marlon Brando. In another celebrity selfie video, a man walks around a greenscreen room and meets up with famous actors dressed up as "Dragon Ball Z" characters. Ever desire to see epic stuff like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Majin Buu, Brad Pitt as Goku, or Timothée Chalamet as Trunks? Better yet, with you standing next to them, arm around their shoulders? Well, there you have it."
AI tools are frequently used for trivial content rather than transformative problems like curing cancer or solving climate change. Google's Nano Banana Pro video generator, released for the Gemini chatbot in December 2025, excels at producing lifelike smartphone photos and faces. Users quickly began creating convincing celebrity lookalike selfies and videos, posting prompts and tutorials that went viral on Reddit and Twitter. Examples include a filmmaker walking a surreal set taking selfies with AI versions of Hollywood stars and a greenscreen video pairing users with actors dressed as Dragon Ball Z characters; some clips reached millions of views. The trend highlights social-media-driven desire for cultural acceptance and frivolous uses of costly technology.
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