Google handed users the easiest possible tool for fake satellite imagery, then pulled it after two days
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Google recently launched the Nano Banana 2 image model for Google Earth, allowing users to generate satellite images with simple prompts. However, the model was quickly retracted after two days due to concerns over its potential to create convincing fake imagery.
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Google pulled its Nano Banana 2 image model from Google Earth just two days after launch. Users showed how easy it was to generate convincing fake satellite images. A simple prompt was enough to fill an empty lot at the Mexican border with a refugee column. The article Google handed users the easiest possible tool for fake satellite imagery, then pulled it after two days appeared first on The Decoder.
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