Episode · a16z Podcast · 2025-10-28

Books mentioned on Google DeepMind Developers: How Nano Banana Was Made

1 book · With Oliver Wang, Nicole Brichtova · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Google DeepMind’s new image model Nano Banana took the internet by storm. In this episode, we sit down with Principal Scientist Oliver Wang and Group Product Manager Nicole Brichtova to discuss how Nano Banana was created, why it’s so viral, and the future of image and video editing.

Oliver Wang discussed The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Diamond Age

   Neal Stephenson · at 37:20

   The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson is a visionary cyberpunk novel that explores a futuristic society shaped by nanotechnology, interactive primers, and molecular manufacturing.

   Discussed

   “Yeah, the diamond age that was basically Yeah, basically.”

   Oliver Wang Google DeepMind Developers: How Nano Banana Was Made 2025-10-28 Listen at 37:20

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