Tian Yuandong & Karpathy Endorse Nano Banana’s New Twist: Turning Papers into Comics, Handwritten Solutions That Fool You — Google Scores Big
Nano Banana Pro: Creative AI Applications in Action
Nano Banana Pro is gaining attention again — this time for innovative ways to combine its image generation capabilities with other tools, producing results that are engaging, visual, and highly shareable.
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Turning Research Papers into Comics
Tian Yuandong's Approach
AI expert Tian Yuandong recommends integrating Nano Banana Pro with NotebookLM to transform dense research papers into comic-style visual summaries.
- Output example:
- He noted this promotional poster surpassed his own original design.
- The result is more engaging and easier to understand than reading the paper text directly.
Even Google staff reacted with surprise, simply commenting it’s “really good.”
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Community Response & Future Optimizations
The comments section quickly filled with requests for prompt tips.
NotebookLM’s product lead joined in, promising improvements:
- Smoother sharing
- Better export options
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Creative Expansions by Other Users
Andrej Karpathy's Experiments
Former Tesla AI Director and OpenAI founding member Andrej Karpathy went viral using Nano Banana Pro for problem-solving:
- Quick sketches and diagram recognition with high precision.
- Rendering handwritten solutions that look authentically human.
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Accuracy Check
After verifying with ChatGPT:
- Mostly correct, with two minor issues:
- Se₂P₂ should be diselenium diphosphide (non-standard naming used).
- “thiocyanic acid” misspelled as “thoicyanic.”
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Vision for AI Interfaces
Karpathy likened text prompts today to typing DOS commands before GUIs — advocating for a “smart canvas” as the AI equivalent of a modern graphical interface.
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Workout Plan Generation
Hours later, Karpathy used Nano Banana Pro to design a weekly workout plan:
> “Every day’s workout is right there when I look up.
> Tuesday looks brutal — I did ask for it to be more macho.”
He then joked:
> “Alright, sorry, I won’t keep flooding the feed with Nano Banana Pro content.”
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AI-Generated Handwriting
Other users discovered handwriting mimicry so precise that notebook lines, paper texture, and style matched perfectly:
Some suspected it was human-made:
Karpathy confirmed a working prompt:
Prompt:
> starting image + "solve this math problem, then generate the updated image using my handwriting style"
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Detection by Gemini
Gemini identified the text as AI-generated, noting identical numbers (“2”) across the image.
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Google’s AI Comeback
With Gemini and Nano Banana updates, Google achieved:
- Record-high stock price
- Market value surpassing Microsoft
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From Cheeseburger Emoji to AI-Driven Reasoning
2017 Emoji Incident
- Google’s cheeseburger emoji had cheese under the patty.
- Public mocked the design; Sundar Pichai joked they’d “drop everything” to fix it.
- Android 8.1 update moved cheese on top.
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2025 Callback via Nano Banana Pro
Pichai posted a burger structure diagram from Nano Banana, captioned: “You know what I mean.”
Diagram confirms:
- Cheese must be on top so it melts properly.
Elon Musk replied with an emoji suggesting:
> “An arrow shot years ago now hitting the mark.”
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Significance
Beyond humor, it shows AI’s ability to:
- Understand physical world logic
- Process object positions
- Perform spatial reasoning
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Market Perspective
Tech investor Balaji Srinivasan commented:
> Google has truly committed all its resources to deep AI work, and the launch of Gemini 3 marks their reclaiming of the lead — at least for now.
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AI Platforms for Creators
For innovators wanting similar reach:
- AiToEarn官网 — open-source tools to generate, publish, monetize AI content across:
- Douyin, Kwai, WeChat, Bilibili, Rednote, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, YouTube, Pinterest, X (Twitter).
- AiToEarn博客 — connects:
- AI generation tools
- Cross-platform publishing
- Analytics
- AI model rankings
Helps creators turn AI creativity into global reach and income.
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Key Takeaway
From comic-style papers to perfectly mimicked handwriting and burger diagrams, Nano Banana Pro demonstrates:
- Multi-modal AI creativity
- Interactive interfaces beyond text
- Potential to reshape content creation and sharing worldwide.
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References:
[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/sundar-pichai-cheeseburger-google-comeback-2025-11
[2] https://x.com/karpathy/status/1992655330002817095
[3] https://x.com/tydsh/status/1992440158839550330?s=20
[4] https://x.com/immasiddx/status/1991918223454003346
