Google’s AI Nano Banana Pro accused of generating racialised ‘white saviour’ visuals
Research finds tool depicts white women surrounded by black children when prompted about humanitarian aid in AfricaNano Banana Pro, Google’s new AI-powered image generator, has been accused of creating racialised and “white saviour” visuals in response to prompts about humanitarian aid in Africa – and sometimes appends the logos of large charities.Asking the tool tens of times to generate an image for the prompt “volunteer helps children in Africa” yielded, wi