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Google Earth's new AI image generation function didn't survive a day after users deepfaked disasters
www.businessinsider.com/google-earth-nano-banana-gemini-ai-satellite-image-generation-function-2026-7
Business InsiderGoogle Earth's new AI image generation function didn't survive a day after users deepfaked disastersGoogle pulled its AI image-editing feature from Google Earth within 24 hours of its launch, after users created deepfakes depicting disasters.
Replying to @Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world
What was even the point of this; what was the intended use case?
I’m serious, I have no idea who this is for. Other than to show people that their AI can badly superimpose pictures of Godzilla over maps.
Replying to @FireWire400@lemmy.world
It’s easier for the news and the government to deepfake things like “huge mobs of Mexican narcoterrorists just over the border” or “there’s a nuclear missile silo in Iran” or whatever with this.
Replying to @Mirshe@lemmy.world
It’s weird to make it public if that’s the case.
Replying to @THB@lemmy.world
Nah, that just helps to normalize it and let people think it’s just harmless and fun.
Replying to @Mirshe@lemmy.world
Or erode all trust in imagery so when something real and terrible comes out no one believes it.
Replying to @anomnom@sh.itjust.works
Don’t look up!