Google Deploys AI Models in 95% of War Simulations as It Signs Multibillion‑Dollar Chip

Google’s new Nano Banana 2 model, built on Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, is now powering 95 percent of the war‑simulation runs cited by Decrypt, which found Google’s AI was used in the majority of nuclear‑weapon scenario tests alongside OpenAI and Anthropic 【Decrypt】. The rollout follows the model’s launch on Google’s blog, where the company described Nano Banana 2 as “lightning‑fast” and capable of “pro‑level image generation and editing” across its services 【Google Blog】.

The deployment coincides with a multibillion‑dollar chip agreement between Google and Meta, reported by SiliconANGLE. The deal secures custom AI accelerators for Google’s data centers, enabling the high‑throughput compute needed for both Nano Banana 2 and the intensive simulation workloads 【SiliconANGLE】.

Google Cloud’s enterprise team highlighted the model’s speed in a February 27 2026 post, noting that the same reasoning and world‑knowledge capabilities of Nano Banana Pro are now delivered at “Flash” speed, making it viable for large‑scale, time‑critical tasks 【Google Cloud Blog】.

Industry outlets such as Engadget and The Verge confirmed that Nano Banana 2 will replace Nano Banana Pro across Google products, extending its reach from consumer photo apps to enterprise AI pipelines 【Engadget】【The Verge】.

The combined effect of the new model and the chip partnership positions Google to dominate both generative‑image markets and high‑stakes simulation domains, according to the sources cited.