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Google Rolls Back Earth AI Tool After Fake Image Backlash

Google said generated images did not appear in the main Google Earth experience and carried SynthID watermarks identifying them as AI-created. Credit: Google

Disinformation researchers warned that the tool could be exploited to create realistic geospatial fakes on Google Earth, a platform relied upon worldwide for fact-checking and geolocation verification. The feature lasted less than a day.