OpenAI's New AI Image Model is here! But… Can It Beat Nano Banana Pro?

DEC 19, 202545 MIN
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OpenAI's New AI Image Model is here! But… Can It Beat Nano Banana Pro?

DEC 19, 202545 MIN

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ChatGPT Images (aka OpenAI's Image 1.5) can create stunning AI images, text and more. But how does it compare to Google's Nanobanana Pro? We dive in… way too deep. Plus, new GPT-5.2 Codex, Gemini 3 Flash, YouTube's new vibecoded games, the controversy around Generative AI and game developer Larian Studios, a lego-like robot and, of course, seeing how AI video can cause soap opera actress hair to endlessly grow. IT'S YET ANOTHER WEEK OF NEW RELEASES! AND WE DON'T STOP. Get notified when AndThen launches: https://andthen.chat/ Come to our Discord to try our Secret Project: https://discord.gg/muD2TYgC8f Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AIForHumansShow AI For Humans Newsletter: https://aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/ Follow us for more on X @AIForHumansShow Join our TikTok @aiforhumansshow To book us for speaking, please visit our website: https://www.aiforhumans.show/ // Show Links // ChatGPT Image 1.5 is here https://openai.com/index/new-chatgpt-images-is-here/ Recreating the post from the OpenAI blog with us https://chatgpt.com/share/69443100-6e7c-8003-910e-749bab75f6e2 Fabian (from GLIF) Notes on Images 1.5 https://x.com/fabianstelzer/status/2001300766368178435?s=20 Jeff Goldblum's Resume https://x.com/gavinpurcell/status/2001033377294467182?s=20 Upcoming QWEN Image Layering https://x.com/wildmindai/status/2001593677576384747?s=20 Image 1.5 Vs Nanobanana Pro Video Game Characters https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1ppg4s9/test_2_turning_game_characters_into_real_people/ Fingers https://x.com/petergostev/status/2001027573636088184?s=20 Gavin's Original Knight and Rotisserie Chicken Post https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1jk0p3v/tried_to_push_the_new_image_model_with_an/ OpenAI's Greg Brockman: WE NEED THE COMPUTE https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2001336514786017417?s=20 GPT-5.2 CODEX https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-2-codex/ Frontier Science: New Benchmark https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2000975293448905038?s=20 ChatGPT Apps Store Opens For Developer Submission https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2001419749016899868?s=20 Gemini 3 Flash https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/2001321759702663544?s=20 Nanobanana now in community posts on YT https://x.com/nealmohan/status/2001425749941829920?s=20 Meanwhile, YouTube "Playable Builders" https://x.com/YouTubeGaming/status/2000989303086649637?s= Larian's AI Gaming "Controversy" https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/baldurs-gate-3-developer-larian-defends-itself-as-fans-react-to-generative-ai-use-im-not-entirely-sure-we-are-the-ideal-target-for-the-level-of-scorn/ Direct response from Larian Head of Studios: https://x.com/LarAtLarian/status/2001011042642505833?s=20 MSFT Open-Source Image-to-3D Trellis 2 https://x.com/_akhaliq/status/2001041559366598799?s=20 Bernie's Moratorium on Data Centers https://youtu.be/f40SFNcTOXo?si=hduNjATJgtIya9oq Meanwhile… China can now produce high-end AI Chips https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-china-built-manhattan-project-141758929.html Meta SAM Audio https://x.com/AIatMeta/status/2000980784425931067?s=20 Tron 2: Lego Robot https://x.com/CyberRobooo/status/2001513866157789308?s=20 AVP Spatial Photos Of Newborn https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/2001276039671197783?s=20 WAN 2.1 Workflow Re-creates The Matrix With Homer Simpson https://x.com/ChetiArt/status/2001291373182382526?s=20 Miss Piggy in Melania Trailer https://x.com/charliebcurran/status/2001564626144928146?s=20 One Woman's Transformation Via Sora Remixes https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_693a2ed29e288191a542b776553e1145?psh=HXVzZXItT3diZ1NFOUtyZlRXV2ZvajcwWjJsZ2Uy.XXZmIQEXNl-L