Google removes X post after discovering use of ‘stolen’ AI recipe infographic

Google is facing backlash against X after a viral post by NotebookLM appeared to use a food blogger’s copyrighted work without giving credit.

Recently, Google announced Nano Banana Pro, its most powerful imaging model to date.

This model has probably been trained on millions of websites and videos, which explains why it is one of the best tools for generating realistic images.

It’s also very good at creating infographics, and Google promotes that feature on X (formerly Twitter), especially in recipe-related posts.

In one such promotion, Google’s NotebookLM account shared an “infographic recipe card” for a classic butter-herb stuffing, presented as a cozy “family recipe” that can be generated with AI.

After the post was published, X user Nate Hake compared the card to the stuffing recipe on the blog HowSweetEats and found it surprisingly identical.

As the screenshot shows, the ingredient list and structure closely match the original post.

Hake argued that the AI ​​likely didn’t “think about it” but rather scraped the recipe word for word and ran it through Google’s model to turn it into a cute card.

“Google has crossed the Rubicon and published an AI synopsis that doesn’t even have any links to the source website. And they do this in clear violation of the terms of service posted on these websites,” Hake, who tracks AI missteps, told BleepingComputer.

“This incident shows how Google is leveraging its search monopoly into a monopoly on answers themselves,” explained Nate Hake. “While Google used to send clicks to websites that were hard at work creating content, with AI it is increasingly scraping content and only republishing that content in AI summaries, sending fewer and fewer clicks back to the original creators.”

After being flagged for X, Google has now quietly deleted NotebookLM’s post.

But the company isn’t the only company facing criticism for promoting AI, with Microsoft recently pulling down an X post after the Copilot feature didn’t work on the ad itself.

Google plans to monetize AI-generated search results

If you thought Google was building these tools to increase AI revenue rather than ad revenue, you’re in for a shock.

Google has already started testing ads in AI mode within Answers. These ads appear with citations, so you may not even notice whether they are organic links or ads.

Google later confirmed in a statement to BleepingComputer that it was testing ads in AI mode as part of a months-long experiment.

But Google isn’t the only company preparing ads with AI answers.

OpenAI, which currently dominates the AI ​​market among consumers, is also experimenting with advertising on ChatGPT.

Ads within ChatGPT can be highly customizable and can have a greater impact on purchasing behavior compared to Google Ads.