Gemini can now see your Google Photos — and generate AI images of ‘you’ from them

Gemini can now browse a vast library's worth of images about you and produce its own AI creations that are based on them. The AI chatbot's Personal Intelligence features, designed to help Gemini adapt to your preferences and personality, are now, with your permission, able to browse your Google Photos library.

The Nano Banana 2 image-making model can then use that information to shape its visuals without lots of explanation on your part.

Instead of carefully writing prompts that explain your appearance, your environment, or your general vibe, you can simply say “me” and let the system handle the rest. Once you give Gemini permission to access your photos, you type a prompt as usual. The difference is that Nano Banana 2 now fills in the blanks using what it already knows. The output is not just based on your words, but on ...