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Google Rolls Back Earth AI Tool Over Concern About Fake Images

Bloomberg Technology Friday 31 July 2026, 22:23 UTC By Micah Barkley 1 min read
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Google Rolls Back Earth AI Tool Over Concern About Fake Images Alphabet Inc.’s Google announced Friday that it will roll back its new AI image generation feature in Google Earth because some people were using it to create altered satellite imagery that appeared to violate the company’s policies. The tool, which Google introduced on Thursday, allowed users to create photorealistic aerial scenes from text prompts.

Google Rolls Back Earth AI Tool Over Concern About Fake Images Alphabet Inc.’s Google announced Friday that it will roll back its new AI image generation feature in Google Earth because some people were using it to create altered satellite imagery that appeared to violate the company’s policies. The tool, which Google introduced on Thursday, allowed users to create photorealistic aerial scenes from text prompts. Recently, some observers raised concerns that these fake images could be mistaken for authentic ones.
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