Google Earth Pulls AI Image Feature Over Deepfake Fears
Google Earth briefly launched an AI image generation feature integrating the "Nano Banana 2" model, allowing users to modify satellite images via text prompts. The feature was taken down within 24 hours due to serious concerns over geographic deepfakes and spatial data security.
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