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Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation
Pompeii reimagined with Nano Banana 2 in Google Earth. | Image: Google Google has shut down Google Earth feature it launched Thursday that allowed users to edit satellite images with text prompts using AI. The tool essentially let users create AI deepfakes of the real world using text prompts; Dig
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Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation
RSS · TechCrunch AI · 1d ago
score 193
A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.
Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day
RSS · The Verge AI · 1d ago
score 190
Pompeii reimagined with Nano Banana 2 in Google Earth. | Image: Google Google has shut down Google Earth feature it launched Thursday that allowed users to edit satellite images with text prompts using AI. The tool essentially let users create AI deepfakes of the real world using text prompts; Dig
Google kills Earth AI generator after one day
HACKERNEWS · Hacker News · 8h ago · ▲ 58 · 💬 96
score 172