Google is facing backlash on X after a viral post for its NotebookLM appeared to use a food blogger’s work without credit.
Recently, Google launched Nano Banana Pro, its most powerful image model to date.
The model is likely trained on millions of websites and videos, which explains why it’s one of the best tools for generating realistic images.
It’s also very capable at creating infographics, and Google has been promoting that feature on X (formerly Twitter), especially for recipe-related posts.
In one such promotion, Google’s NotebookLM account shared an “infographic recipe card” for Classic Buttery Herb Stuffing, presented as a cozy “family recipe” you could generate with AI
Now-deleted post showing Google's X promotion
After the post went live, X user Nate Hake compared the card to a stuffing recipe from the blog HowSweetEats and found that it was strikingly identical.
Google AI post vs the original blog that the AI likely scrapped
Source: BleepingComputer
As the screenshot shows, the ingredients list and structure closely matched the original post.
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