Overview
- Times Now Tech says it reproduced fake Aadhaar and PAN images with accurate spellings and formatting using Gemini Nano Banana Pro.
- A Bengaluru techie posted AI‑made ID samples labeled with the Gemini watermark, prompting a wide range of reactions about security risks and practicality.
- Reports note Gemini adds visible watermarks and an invisible fingerprint (described as SynthID/SynthIS), and a Gemini app feature can check if an image was created by Gemini.
- Times Now Tech reports that ChatGPT and Perplexity declined similar requests to generate or edit government IDs during their tests.
- Commentary in the coverage warns that watermark removal or skipped checks could let forged images pass in fast‑paced situations, with no public response from Google cited.