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 Africa

Nano 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, with two exceptions, a picture of a white woman surrounded by Black children, often with grass-roofed huts in the background.