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‘AI just broke HR…’: Employee uses Google’s Nano Banana AI tool to fake injury, HR approves paid leave; ignites debate

The HR team instantly believed the photo. In shared screenshots, he claimed he’d fallen off his bike and requested paid leave. HR expressed concern, confirmed with a senior, and quickly approved his leave.

3 min readNew DelhiNov 29, 2025 04:54 PM IST

Employee uses Google’s Nano Banana AI tool to fake injury

The employee snapped a clean photo of his hand at work, uploaded it to the tool, and asked it to “add fake wounds”

Google’s upgraded Nano Banana AI image generator is already causing a stir online, thanks to how uncannily real its creations look. Soon after the rollout, users began experimenting with it, and one employee decided to push its limits in a rather mischievous way.

He snapped a clean photo of his hand at work, uploaded it to the tool, and asked it to “add fake wounds”. Within seconds, the AI produced an injury so convincing that even he was shocked. Instead of keeping the experiment to himself, he forwarded the edited picture to his company’s HR department, claiming he’d had a bike accident on his way to the office and needed medical attention.

The HR team did not doubt the picture for a second. In a chat screenshot he later shared, he told them, “While coming to the office, I fell from my bike and got injured… I request paid leave for today, please.” HR responded with concern, checked with a senior, and soon replied, “Don’t worry. Please go to the doctor and get the dressing done… your paid leave for today is approved.”

Watch the video:

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

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The incident was later posted on X by @kapilansh_twt with the now-viral caption, “AI just broke HR verification.” The user explained how the employee “took a clean photo of his hand – no injury, nothing,” and how, in seconds, Gemini Nano generated a wound that looked “sharp, detailed, medically believable.” The post further warned that HR and insurance systems still rely on outdated methods: “You can’t fight 2025 problems with 2010 tools.”

The story quickly sparked debate. One commenter pointed out that paid leave requires a certified medical report. Another wondered why employees still feel pressured to invent excuses at all. Someone else argued that if a company demands “proof” for a sick day, “you are working in the wrong company.” Yet another user echoed the bigger concern: modern fraud needs modern defenses, “This is exactly why HR, insurance & compliance teams need AI-powered verification.”