Google AI Has Erased Avengers: Doomsday, Fortnite And More Leaks Overnight

While the slow drumbeat of AI marches on, there are moments that are not slow, gradual progression, but giant leaps forward, for better or worse. Google’s new Nano Banana Pro image generation system, which launched this week, is that kind of change. And boy, is it wreaking havoc online.

There are, of course, larger questions about global disinformation, but in my smaller, less important corner of the world, what Google’s new image generation has done to the concept of movie, TV and video game leaks overnight is something I’ve never seen before. The entire concept of leaks is essentially dead.

For decades, there have always been “spy shot” glimpses at various projects, accidentally released imagery, video games putting things live too soon, or internal leaks circulating. If you’re faking it, it was a lot of work and often some questionable use of Photoshop. Now? Nano Banana Pro is so good that…