Reuters: The feature, powered by Google’s Nano Banana 2 AI model, had allowed users to generate photorealistic images grounded in Google Earth’s satellite, aerial and 3D imagery by typing a text prompt for any location on the globe.
…The tool had come under criticism for its potential for misinformation as it allowed users to create fake scenarios on top of real imagery of monuments and landmarks…
See how Google Earth let people make fake scenes of bombings, riots and destruction