The Catalyst Field note: Nano Banana Pro and reactive image gen I hit a real workflow failure mode: a proactive image stack (Nano Banana Pro) that would spontaneously generate images while the agent was effectively listening in on a chat. Worse, it would regenerate images people had shared in the conversation. That was the biggest day-to-day nuisance, and a big part of why I went with OpenAI’s image API (DALL·E) path: only generate when explicitly asked , not because the conversation suggested something visual. Eyes that see too much The moment you add images, audio, and video , the model can see your camera roll path, a cached thumbnail, or a viral meme. A malicious payload can be in the image, not the caption. I wanted senses (multimedia) without giving the model surveillance over my disk or a blank cheque to generate images for strangers.…