Google began a limited test of AI-generated backgrounds on Shopping ad product images
- Date
- Jan 30, 2025 (first reported)
- Primary source
- Search Engine Land
Samantha Noble shared a Google notification on LinkedIn about a test that swaps product-image backgrounds for AI-generated scenes, with an opt-out. The test was only communicated to selected advertisers.
Coverage: Search Engine Land (2025-01-30); Search Engine Roundtable (2025-02-03). Google made no formal blog or help-center announcement at the time of the first report unless noted in the summary.
Sources
- open_in_newGoogle tests AI-generated backgrounds for Shopping AdsSearch Engine Land · Jan 30, 2025
- open_in_newGoogle To Test AI Generated Background Images For Your Shopping AdsSearch Engine Roundtable · Feb 3, 2025
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