AI Slop Is Coming to Some Google TV Devices, Whether You Want It or Not
Google really wants you to be comfortable talking to your TV. The company is adding even more of its Gemini AI to its TV devices, including the ability to create and edit photos and videos with AI using its nano banana and Veo 3 models.
The company made its announcement Monday during CES 2026, the world’s largest consumer technology show. CNET is at the Las Vegas show, covering all the emerging trends and futuristic technologies, including humanoid robots, a better alternative to chatbots and the path to flying cars.
Google initially integrated its AI assistant into its viewers’ experience last fall, and these new updates add even more ways to use AI. You can now chat with Gemini just like you would through your phone or laptop. You can easily activate the AI, represented by the star icon, which will appear at the bottom of the screen. You can ask Gemini for recommendations on what to watch next, adjust brightness and volume, show you images from your Google Photos, or answer questions like a chatbot would, including links to YouTube videos.
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Here’s what it would look like using Gemini on your Google TV, very similar to using it on your phone or laptop.
Gemini will also suggest follow-up research questions for further analysis. It’s like using Gemini, but on a much bigger screen.
You can create AI media on your Google TV using Nano Banana and Veo 3.
Google invested heavily in generative media last year, with its flagship AI image and video models Nano Banana and Veo 3 garnering admiration from fans. Veo 3 was the first major model to include audio synced with video, and Nano Banana Pro is incredibly good at editing and creating photorealistic images. Google integrates these models into its products, including Google Photos. Now it’s coming to TVs.
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Compatible TV devices can take photos from your Google Photos account and remix them on a larger TV screen. If you’ve remixed images on your phone using the Google Photos app, this will look familiar. You can give your photos a different aesthetic, like oil painting or art deco, and save the AI-edited image to your Google Photos.
You can edit your photos with Gemini on your TV if you want to view them on a larger screen.
And if you want, you can also create your own AI images and videos on TVs. You can upload reference photos from your phone by scanning a QR code and speaking your prompt aloud on the TV. While creating on a larger screen may be enjoyable for some, I imagine the most common example will be people who want to create in a group, such as parents entertaining young children or at a party – no need to crowd around a phone or laptop.
These Gemini AI features will be available on TVs running Android TV OS 14 or later, and generation limits will apply. The new features will first be available on select TCL devices and then roll out to more Google devices over the coming months.
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