Google quietly added generative AI capabilities to Google Earth, allowing anyone to generate false images on top of real satellite imagery. It seems pretty rudimentary, but the potential for disinformation is sky-high.
Anyway, did y'all hear that they nuked the White House?
Within the first few hours of its discovery, people on Twitter used this tool to generate an Epstein Island attraction at Disneyland, a mega-prison within Googleâs headquarters, and a sequel to 9/11.
Google has already announced that they will be ârolling backâ this feature because of screenshots like these:
The fact that they want to bring it back with âguardrailsâ is ridiculous. Screenshots like these are not the work of some malign actors, theyâre instant proof that your idea is terrible on its face























