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Decision BriefThe VergeFri, 31 Jul 2026 19:13:29 GMT2026-07-31

Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day

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What happened

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, intentionally generated images

An image showing Nano Banana 2 in Google Earth

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