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Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics

31 July 2026 at 21:21

Google briefly allowed anyone to create AI-modified versions of satellite imagery available in Google Earth—before quickly reversing its decision as people shared examples of AI-generated pictures that illustrated the potential for misinformation and disinformation.

There is no shortage of generative AI tools that already allow people to create AI-modified images of real buildings and cities based on user prompts. But Google’s aborted attempt to incorporate its Nano Banana 2 AI image generator as a Google Earth feature made it even easier for anyone to create modified versions of authentic imagery depicting real locations—something that Google boasted about when initially promoting the new feature.

“For the first time, you can generate custom images using Google Earth’s satellite, aerial, and 3D imagery alongside Nano Banana, which creates concepts grounded in the real world,” wrote Bryan Horowitz, product manager for Google Earth, in a company blog post on July 30.

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Google Images tem novos truques para pesquisar e criar imagens

18 July 2026 at 11:44

A pesquisa de imagens no Google já começou há 25 anos, com a evolução do motor de busca de pesquisas simples em texto para uma exploração mais visual da informação. Agora o google Images ganhou novos truques.

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