tech
December 26, 2025
I re-created Google’s cute Gemini ad with my own kid’s stuffie, and I wish I hadn’t
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TL;DR
- Gemini struggled to definitively identify a stuffed animal, providing an extensive, humorous essay on its search process.
- The AI was able to generate images of the stuffed animal in various scenarios, sometimes with unexpected and amusing results like crashing a human family reunion.
- Video generation was possible but required significant prompting and was limited in number, with guardrails preventing deepfakes of children.
- The author decided against using AI-generated videos with her child's name, drawing a line at AI directly addressing the child.
- The article reflects on the unique bond between a child and a stuffed animal and the parental desire to preserve that magic, even when facing the toy's eventual 'expiration date'.
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