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Adding an AI tool to Google Earth shook our trust in maps that has been centuries in the making - The Conversation

Published by The Conversation Africa By James Cheshire · 6 August 2026 at 14:08
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Adding an AI tool to Google Earth shook our trust in maps that has been centuries in the making - The Conversation
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People have always put huge trust in the technology used to create maps, from the ancient Greek dioptra to modern satellites.

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