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Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day - The Verge

Published by The Verge By Jay Peters, Stevie Bonifield · 31 July 2026 at 22:13
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Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day - The Verge
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Google Earth’s AI image editing tool has been removed, just one day after it launched. Examples online showed how people could use the editor to create realistic deepfaked images of refugees and bomb craters.

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