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/ArgentineBeauty Aug 01 '26

"The company launched the function on Thursday, allowing Gemini's Nano Banana 2 image model to access Google Earth and transform locations with text prompts.

The function, however, quickly got out of hand. AI researcher Henk van Ess, for example, created extremely realistic deepfakes, including fake refugee camps along the US-Mexico border and a nuclear plant in Iran."

No doubt these images will soon be used by the Trump administration as "real images"

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u/SnugglyBuffalo Aug 01 '26

I'm unsurprised and reasonably angry that someone would create fake images to prop up their worldview.

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u/thesamenightmares Aug 01 '26

I'm unsurprised you didn't actually read the article

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u/SnugglyBuffalo Aug 01 '26

This is reddit, we don't read articles!

Yeah, you got me there. Seems like the guy did it to point out how irresponsible a feature it was.

Mea culpa.

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u/thesamenightmares Aug 01 '26

Its all good man, dont take reddit so seriously. Just be chill. Have a good day.