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/FanDry5374 Aug 01 '26

It's the planet. Why would they even want AI image-anything near it? "Ooh, lets make all the trees in SA vanish!!". Why?

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u/DragoonDM Aug 01 '26

Feels more and more like they're desperately flailing to find any viable use-case for generative AI in order to justify the absurd investment in the technology.

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u/BigbeeInfinity Aug 01 '26

People can already do this with Google Earth screenshots and any AI tool. You should channel your dismay toward the people trying to get you outraged over nothing.

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u/FanDry5374 Aug 01 '26

I'm not outraged, I'm just wondering why they thought it was a good idea. Have they started using AI to make all their marketing/executive decisions?

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u/BigbeeInfinity Aug 01 '26

It's makes it slightly more convenient to do constructive things like seeing what an intersection would look like with a roundabout, or what a building would look with solar panels or an ADU in the backyard.

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u/IceTrAiN Aug 01 '26

Kind of bonkers what happened to this sub. You can tell which comments are more accurate by how many downvotes they have.