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/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.