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Google Earth's new AI image generation function didn't survive a day after users deepfaked disasters
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2026
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And if you do get a true believer to visit the real Google Earth and see the lack of the faked addition, they'll claim that Google replaced the "real" version with what they're seeing.