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See how Google Earth let people make fake scenes of bombings, riots and destruction - The Washington Post

Published by The Washington Post By Shira Ovide, Samuel Oakford · 1 August 2026 at 05:33
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See how Google Earth let people make fake scenes of bombings, riots and destruction - The Washington Post
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Google put on hold an AI feature in Google Earth just hours after it was introduced. People used it to create AI-manipulated aerial views of horrific scenes.

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