Earlier this month Google announced, among other things, its Pixel 9 phones lineup. One of the new AI features is the ability to “reimagine” your photos with AI. Super interesting and kind of creepy. (Sounds like a Google product launch to me.)

Chris Welch, posting on Threads, has a fascinating look at some of the output of this feature:

The “Reimagine” feature on Google’s new Pixel 9 lineup is incredible. It’s so impressive that testing it has left me feeling uneasy on multiple occasions.

With a simple prompt, you can add things to photos that were never there. And the company’s Gemini AI makes it look astonishingly realistic. This all happens right from the phone’s default photo editor app. In about five seconds.

Are we ready to go down this path? Now that the embargo has lifted, let me show you some examples. Buckle up