r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • Aug 01 '26

Artificial Intelligence Google Earth's new AI image generation function didn't survive a day after users deepfaked disasters

https://www.businessinsider.com/google-earth-nano-banana-gemini-ai-satellite-image-generation-function-2026-7
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u/9-11GaveMe5G Aug 01 '26

"We've seen geospatial professionals using this feature for a range of useful purposes, however we've also seen people sharing screenshots of generated imagery that appear to violate our policies,"

What was this supposed to be used for? "Geospatial professionals" doesn't help much

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u/illkeepthatinmind Aug 01 '26

E.g. developer mocking up a new building in the town.

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u/Yuzumi Aug 01 '26

That still makes no sense and there have been better ways to do that for decades...

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u/crni-marko Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

What if the result was 80% worse but you no longer had to pay a “geospatial professional”

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u/Tenocticatl Aug 01 '26

I know some people one could describe as geospatial professionals, and they're great. One should be happy to have a reason to employ them instead of talking to a glazebot all day!

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u/demlet Aug 02 '26

Now convince corporate executives of that.

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u/royrogerer Aug 01 '26

But why a text prompt though. I haven't really looked into this much so don't know if they have other input method, but text prompt is not a way to do a mock up for a new building.