Add me to the list of "saw nano banana pro, attempted to get an API key for like 5min, failed and gave up." Maybe I am a dummy (quite possible) but I have seen many smart people similarly flummoxed!

You can walk into a McDonalds without being able to read, write, or speak English, and the order touchscreen UI is so good (er, "good") that you can successfully order a hamburger in about 60 seconds. Why can't Google (of all companies) figure this out?

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andy99 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I tried at some point to sign up for whatever IBMs AI cloud was called. None of the documentation was up to date, when you clicked on things you ended up in circular loops that took you back where you started. Somehow there were several kinds of api keys you could make, most seemingly decoys and only one correct one. The whole experience was like one of those Mario castle levels where if you don’t follow the exact right pattern you just loop back to where you started.

It makes sense for IBM, seems like google is just reaching that stage?

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JohnMakin 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

because the bubble in which googlers exist is inherently user-hostile, even to their own detriment. been like this for a while

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CGamesPlay 3 days ago | parent [-]

The difference here is that many of Google's users are cost centers, but in this case Google is being hostile to their profit centers as well.

	▲	antonvs 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I wonder if they actually see their current users as profit centers. The tech is still being built out, to some extent they just need users to find out how it gets used and to get experience in the space. The real appeal of this entire space is its future potential, so they just may not care that much about providing a good consumer-grade experience at this stage.

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drak0n1c 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I use a third party API aggregator/forwarder (VeniceAI) for this reason.

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mrieck 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

At least Google models like Nano Banana Pro release Day 1 on https://fal.ai

I made a free Chrome extension that uses Fal api key if you want a UI instead of code

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-slop-canvas/dogg...