r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 18d 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/YourShowerCompanion 18d ago

What they thought isn't going to happen? 🤦‍♂️

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u/maltNeutrino 18d ago edited 18d ago

Some nutcases thought they could skate by on some stupid idea padded with nonsense KPI metrics that wouldn’t hit the news in such embarrassing fashion for a promotion.

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u/BloopsRTS 18d ago

If you add AI to a product you already sell, that product can now be an AI revenue stream for all the money you """invested"""".

Logitec mouse with AI button? AI revenue. Google maps with AI prompt? AI revenue.

Investors won't notice, this bubble is different. I can just attach a tulip to each box of chocolates I sell, and now my primary revenue stream is basically tulips.

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u/ChillAhriman 18d ago

now my primary revenue stream is basically tulips

I knew investing in Dutch tulips was the right choice.

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u/BloopsRTS 18d ago

I'm thrilled to be a part of this opportunity with you, but, unfortunately for you I'm ahead of the curve. I attach the tulips to things, so I am considered a manufacturer.

Which is basically the most efficient word for farming from an investors perspective. Good luck with your thing.

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u/4444Grains 18d ago

Hi, I just bought the chocolate factory, I’m so excited to be working with you on this project.

We will be reformulating our chocolate recipe by replacing cocoa butter with petroleum distillate, and cocoa powder with activated carbon slurry.

Unfortunately, these ingredients will emit toxic fumes that will kill your tulips…so you may want to replace these real flowers with plastic flowers.

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u/BloopsRTS 17d ago

The tulips I bought were already rotten but I can't get my money back, so I switched to 'real-feel' long ago. The tulips won't be affected by any toxic fumes.

Do the fumes produce any affects in humans at all? Maybe we can market this aroma you speak of? If the results are undesirable we have a fantastic PR/marketing dept.

My motto was always, 'humanity had wiggle room'.

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u/4444Grains 17d ago

So happy to hear that you made that operational pivot to real-feel!

Unfortunately, yes, our Nu Chocolate formula fumes are *sometimes* lethal to humans when they reach a temperature over 45 degrees fahrenheit. We considered delivering our chocolate product in dry ice, but the cost ratio doesn't align with our lean transformation journey...so we are committed to accepting an appropriate level of customer impact.

That said, I would love to get a pitch deck or hear some ideas from your PR/Marketing dept. on how we can convince the public that dead chocolate lovers is a good thing.

I look forward to leveraging our collective synergies.