Adding an AI tool to Google Earth shook our trust in maps that has been centuries in the making

An 1818 map of western Africa shows the continent bisected by the mythical 'Mountains of Kong', based on the explorations of Mungo Park. Image: John Pinkerton's A Modern Atlas via Wikimedia Commons Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Europe’s cartographers traded on their reputation for accuracy and detail at a tim

A new Google Earth tool allowed the creation of A.I. deepfake maps. The company quickly pulled it back after users noted there were no safeguards to prevent content that could be harmful.

GOOGLE has rolled back its new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that allowed people to create fake scenarios on top of real-life satellite imagery after it faced criticism for potentially spreading misinformation ...

“What on earth is Google doing?” Misinformation fears spur walk-back of AI tool.

Pompeii reimagined with Nano Banana 2 in Google Earth. | Image: Google Google has shut down Google Earth feature it launched Thursday that allowed users to edit satellite images with text prompts using AI. The tool essentially let users create AI deepfakes of the real world using text prompts; Digital Digging's Henk

People had less than a day to make misleading Google Earth images with AI before Google pulled the feature.

Experts tell BBC Verify Google's new feature which lets people generate fake satellite images could be misused.