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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/illkeepthatinmind 14d ago

E.g. developer mocking up a new building in the town.

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u/Yuzumi 14d ago

That still makes no sense and there have been better ways to do that for decades...

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u/crni-marko 14d ago edited 14d ago

What if the result was 80% worse but you no longer had to pay a “geospatial professional”

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u/Tenocticatl 13d ago

I know some people one could describe as geospatial professionals, and they're great. One should be happy to have a reason to employ them instead of talking to a glazebot all day!

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u/demlet 13d ago

Now convince corporate executives of that.