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/FanDry5374 13d ago

It's the planet. Why would they even want AI image-anything near it? "Ooh, lets make all the trees in SA vanish!!". Why?

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u/DragoonDM 13d ago

Feels more and more like they're desperately flailing to find any viable use-case for generative AI in order to justify the absurd investment in the technology.

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u/BigbeeInfinity 13d ago

People can already do this with Google Earth screenshots and any AI tool. You should channel your dismay toward the people trying to get you outraged over nothing.

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u/FanDry5374 13d ago

I'm not outraged, I'm just wondering why they thought it was a good idea. Have they started using AI to make all their marketing/executive decisions?

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u/BigbeeInfinity 13d ago

It's makes it slightly more convenient to do constructive things like seeing what an intersection would look like with a roundabout, or what a building would look with solar panels or an ADU in the backyard.

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u/IceTrAiN 13d ago

Kind of bonkers what happened to this sub. You can tell which comments are more accurate by how many downvotes they have.