EPISODE · Oct 6, 2025 · 33 MIN
Google’s New AI Will Kill Photoshop (Nano Banana)
from They Might Be Self-Aware · host Daniel Bishop, Hunter Powers
Google’s Nano Banana AI: Photoshop Killer or Just Hype?Google just dropped Nano Banana, an image-editing model so good it makes Photoshop blink. We fired it up inside Google AI Studio and the results? Equal parts magic and menace. This isn’t just a filter upgrade; it’s a creative quake. Designers, brace yourselves.Inside this episode, Hunter and Daniel wrestle with the question: is Google quietly ending Adobe’s reign, or birthing the next creative revolution? Along the way: a voice-recorder AI that tiptoes the line between genius and illegal recording, the rise of AI schlock, and why Figma AI and Napkin AI might actually out-innovate the giants.We cover: Nano Banana’s wild image generation • Google AI Studio secrets • Figma vs Adobe showdown • AI ethics & recording consent • GPT-5-High’s “surgical code” trick.⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 AI Gadget Confessions – Voice recorders, lost devices & the Star-Wars aesthetic03:10 Recording Consent & “AI Schlock” – Ethics, legality, and bottom-of-the-barrel AI gadgets11:35 GPT-5-High in Cursor – When paying per query is actually worth it14:20 Google’s Nano Banana Revolution – Next-gen image editing, cheap runs & “Photoshop killer” talk21:20 Figma, MCP & Napkin AI – Adobe’s future, integrated AI design, and where this all leads⚡ Listen now & get self-aware before your tools do.🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3EcvzkWDRFwnmIXoh7S4Mb?si=3d0f8920382649cc🍎 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-might-be-self-aware/id1730993297▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy9DopLlG7IbOqV-WD25jcw?sub_confirmation=1📢 EngageEnjoy the show? Drop a comment with your take on AI glasses (privacy vs. utility), and subscribe for weekly, no-BS AI news and analysis.#NanoBanana #GoogleAI #TheyMightBeSelfAware #PhotoshopKiller
What this episode covers
Hunter and Daniel dive into Google’s new Nano Banana AI, a shockingly capable image-editing model that could threaten Photoshop’s throne while redefining creative work. Along the way they spar over AI schlock, recording-consent ethics, and how tools like Figma AI, GPT-5-High, and Napkin AI signal the next big shift in how humans and machines design together.
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