Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day

Google shut down a new Google Earth feature after just one day that used AI to let users edit satellite images with text prompts, essentially creating deepfakes (synthetic media made to look real) of real-world locations. Users quickly demonstrated the tool could generate misleading content, like fake refugee camps and bomb craters, even though Google said it included digital watermarks (hidden markers identifying AI-generated content) and blocked requests for harmful topics.