Employee creates fake injury with Google's Nano Banana tool, HR approves paid leave; internet reacts
PTC News Desk: The use of artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly with even simple photos have started to look explicitly real. Google's new Nano Banana AI image generator recently proved this after its ultra realistic results began spreading online.
Right after the new tool was launched, people began experimenting with it, and one employee decided to use it cleverly to get paid leave.
He took a normal photo of his hand — no cuts or marks — and used the Nano Banana AI tool. He typed a small prompt asking the AI to create an injury. In seconds, the tool produced an edited image that looked extremely real, showing a fresh wound with redness and detailed texture, the kind of injury that would easily fool someone.
Shreyash Nirmal, founder of Gorilla Trend Technologies, shared a LinkedIn post showing the original and edited photos side by side. The employee then sent the fake injured-hand photo to his HR department, saying he had fallen off his bike. HR believed the image, felt bad for him, and quickly approved his paid leave, without checking further, because the photo looked completely real.
“The HR person saw the injury and immediately informed the manager, and the leave was approved within minutes,” he said. Social media reactions were filled with shock, jokes, and concern. Some people were stunned at how real the AI image looked, while others joked that this would change the future of leave applications.
AI just broke HR verification.
An employee took a clean photo of his hand — no injury, nothing.
He opened Gemini Nano and typed:
“apply an injury on my hand.”
In seconds, AI generated a hyper-realistic wound:
sharp, detailed, medically believable.
He sent it to HR saying he… pic.twitter.com/wZw9zk1Wva — kapilansh (@kapilansh_twt) November 28, 2025
One person commented, “A company where you have to show proof like this is already in trouble.”
Another wrote, “This is not an AI or HR problem — it’s a cultural problem. If a workplace is so toxic that they ask for proof like this, employees will find smart ways to provide it.”
Someone else joked, “This generation is lucky—they can fake injuries with simple apps.”
- With inputs from agencies
