Nano Banana Pro: raw intelligence with tool use - Quesma Blog

kept by eddie nov 26, 25

Google's Nano Banana Pro uses tool integration for factually accurate infographics and maps, but still has blind spots like circuit diagrams.

How to Create an Effective Prompt for Nano Banana Pro
Experiments with Google's Nano Banana Pro visual reasoning model show that structured, constraint-rich prompts produce better comic book adaptations than vague requests.
also on Nano Banana Pro, #ai-image-generation, Google
Coarse is better
Older AI image generation models produce more aesthetically pleasing, artistically coarse results than newer, precise models like Nano Banana Pro, according to the author.
also on Nano Banana Pro, #ai-image-generation
Where the goblins came from
OpenAI traces how their models' goblin metaphor tic originated from a reinforcement-learning reward signal for a Nerdy personality, then spread via training data contamination.
also on GPT-5.1, #ai-research
My Gemini 3 Review — matt shumer
Gemini 3 excels at creative writing and complex reasoning over GPT-5.1, delivering high-quality output with speed and a direct, non-verbose personality.
also on GPT-5.1
AI image generators are getting better by getting worse
AI image generators improve realism by mimicking the imperfections of phone camera photos, making fakes harder to detect.
also on #ai-image-generation, Google