Google Earth pauses AI satellite image edits after concerns about deepfakes; tool lasted one day.
Read the original at www.theverge.com→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...
Original headline: "Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day"
Coverage timeline
- Jul 31, 16:06 UTC Hacker News (AI) Google Earth's New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Satellite Images
- Jul 31, 18:32 UTC Hacker News (AI) The problem with putting an AI image generator in Google Earth
- Jul 31, 18:53 UTC Hacker News (AI) Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky
- Jul 31, 19:13 UTC The Verge AI lead source Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day
- Jul 31, 19:47 UTC TechCrunch AI Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation