Pichai Celebrates 5 Billion Gemini Images With AI Selfie

Google CEO Joins the Viral AI Fun

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently jumped on a popular new AI trend, sharing a unique visual of himself created with Google's own technology. The image, which portrays Pichai as a 3D collectible figurine, was generated using the "Nano Banana" feature within Gemini, the company's latest image-editing AI tool. This move highlights a viral trend that has captivated users since the tool's launch.

Celebrating a Massive Milestone

Pichai's post was a direct response to an exciting announcement from Josh Woodward, a Vice President at Google who oversees Gemini and AI Studio. Woodward revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that Gemini had generated over 5 billion images in less than a month since its release. "What a ride, still going!" he exclaimed, also noting an emerging trend of users creating "retro selfies of you holding a baby version of you."

In a playful nod to this achievement, Pichai quote-tweeted Woodward, adding his own creation to the count with the simple message, "Make that 5 billion and 1."

What is the Nano Banana Trend

The "Nano Banana 3D figurine" trend has quickly gained popularity, allowing users to transform any photograph into a detailed, miniature-style figure with a single, well-crafted prompt. Google has actively encouraged this creative use of its AI, stating, “People are having fun turning their photos into images of custom miniature figures, thanks to nano-banana in Gemini." The company suggests trying it with selfies, nature shots, family photos, or even pictures of pets.

How to Create Your Own AI Figurine

For those looking to join the trend and create their own 3D figurine, Google has shared a detailed prompt to guide the AI. By using this prompt within Gemini, you can generate a similar high-quality, collectible-style image from your own photo.

Here is the suggested prompt:

Create a 1/7 scale commercialized figurine of the characters in the picture, in a realistic style, in a real environment. The figurine is placed on a computer desk. The figurine has a round transparent acrylic base, with no text on the base. The content on the computer screen is a 3D modeling process of this figurine. Next to the computer screen is a toy packaging box, designed in a style reminiscent of high-quality collectible figures, printed with original artwork. The packaging features two-dimensional flat illustrations.