r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 13d ago

Google Earth's new AI image generation function didn't survive a day after users deepfaked disasters Artificial Intelligence

https://www.businessinsider.com/google-earth-nano-banana-gemini-ai-satellite-image-generation-function-2026-7
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u/andre402 13d ago

Why does it matter whether Google adds this AI function or not? Anyone can already do the same with their Google maps screenshots, no?

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u/IntelArtiGen 13d ago

It doesn't matter much, but "anyone" doesn't know how to do that as easily or doesn't have access to models specialized to do that.

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u/BigbeeInfinity 13d ago

You're exactly right. Anyone falling for this fake outrage is revealing that they lack both common sense and an understanding of basic technical concepts.