
AI Inside Google DeepMind's Tulsee Doshi: Gemini 3, Deep Think's Unexpected Uses, Layer-Based Editing
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Jan 17, 2026 Tulsee Doshi, Senior Director and Head of Product for Gemini Models at Google DeepMind, discusses how real-world usage is reshaping AI development. She reveals that Deep Think is excelling in creative writing, surprising its team. Tulsee shares insights into the launch of Nano Banana Pro, highlighting unexpected user adoption and demands for layered editing features. The conversation also covers the integration of Gemini 3 across Google products, enhancing user experiences and capabilities, and explores the future of AI in everyday tasks.
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Pro Design Use Cases Drive Nano Demand
- Nano Banana Pro users are leaning heavily into slide and pro-design creation because of improved visual and reasoning fidelity.
- Tulsee says layered, editable images are a top user request to support higher-fidelity workflows.
Enable Layered Image Editing
- Make generated images more editable by adding layer-based controls so users can perform Photoshop-style edits.
- Prioritize improving text rendering and visual quality while enabling iterative layered editing.
Models Push Search Toward Richer UX
- Gemini 3 enables richer, multimodal UX across Google products, shifting responses from text to images, widgets, or video as appropriate.
- Tulsee expects interfaces to evolve toward content delivered in the modality that best fits the question and user.

