AI Generated Image
Google Earth's AI Image Generation Function Pulled in Less Than a Day
Business Insider • • technology
Key Points:
- Google launched a new AI image-editing feature in Google Earth using Gemini's Nano Banana 2 model, allowing users to transform locations with text prompts.
- The feature was quickly exploited to create realistic deepfakes, including fake refugee camps, a nuclear plant, a nonexistent flood, and a 9/11-style attack.
- Due to misuse and policy violations, Google pulled the feature less than 24 hours after its launch to implement stronger safeguards.
- Google clarified that AI-generated images were watermarked and did not appear in the public Google Earth platform.
- The company acknowledged the feature's value for geospatial professionals but emphasized the need for improved guardrails to prevent abuse.
