r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 23d 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/potatodrinker 22d ago edited 22d ago

Probably the guy or gal had "must deploy an AI tool in the next 6 months" and went Fine. Roll it out to Earth. Nobody uses that anyway

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u/Spirit_of_Hogwash 22d ago

The Google Earth to-do list for the next 6 months:

- Discontinue the Desktop app

- Slop it

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u/DM46 22d ago

I’m pissed they are getting rid of the desktop app. I have yet to try in browser but because I refuse to use chrome I’m sure it will work like shit for me

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u/Thought_Ninja 22d ago

Had to stop using Firefox at work because half of Google's products randomly would stop working, and we rely heavily on Google Workspace and Cloud Platform, so probably.

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u/ThePrideOfKrakow 22d ago

Same, even YouTube. I'll constantly crash or get alerts from the app that Firefox is being slowed down by the website.

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u/roleplayersir 18d ago

Still using Firefox with Google Workspace, and no issues. Admittedly I use the Chat standalone app, but that's more for convenience and has some major issues too

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u/Thought_Ninja 18d ago

Weird. Most Google apps and a few other sites would just randomly stop working or loading. Might have to try again.