Published July 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The Verge
Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 AM
Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day

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 van Ess, for example, intention…
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