Google Earth AI image generator raises disinformation concerns

Google Earth now allows users to generate AI-altered satellite images via text prompts, as demonstrated by Digital Digging's Henk van Ess, who created images of refugees near the Mexican border and a bomb crater near a Gaza hospital. Google responded to the altered images, but the tool's ease of use could amplify misinformation. The feature blends real satellite data with synthetic elements, making it harder to distinguish fact from fiction.