Experts slam Google after AI image update sparks misinformation fears

GOOGLE has released a new feature allowing users to implant fake scenarios onto real-life satellite imagery using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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.