Google Earth's new AI image generation function didn't survive a day after users deepfaked disasters

Google pulled its AI image-editing feature from Google Earth within 24 hours of its launch, after users created deepfakes depicting disasters.

Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky

Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the initial decision: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one.

Alphabet rolls back AI image generation in Google Earth over policy violations

July 31 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google said on Friday it was rolling back an AI image-generation feature it had introduced in Google Earth just a day ago, after users shared images that appeared to violate the company's policies.

Google Earth Adds Major New AI Upgrade, But There’s A Catch

As revealed in the official Google Earth Blog, users can now zoom into any area on Google Earth, tap a button and create new images based on the location in view, such as historical visualizations, infographics, real-estate plans or other fun creations based on real-world data.

Google Unveils Gemini AI for Robots Struggling With Dexterity

Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind unveiled a new artificial intelligence model for robots that allows humanoid machines to coordinate movements across their entire bodies, marking its latest effort to extend its Gemini AI technology to allow robots to reason,

Even Google couldn't out-earn its AI spending this quarter

Google reports negative cash flow due to AI spending, raising capex forecast as infrastructure costs rise.

Despite AI hype, Google’s data shows workers aren’t automating themselves away

Anyone following the AI space is by now familiar with lofty claims that AI models will soon be better than humans at everything and capable of replacing vast swaths of the human workforce. In a new study from Google Research,

If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.

PSA: A change to Google's privacy settings let it train its AI on more of your data. Here's how to opt out.

Sell it or keep it? Google and Meta's AI compute quandary

As the tech giants' AI splurge starts to hurt the balance sheet, selling compute is an easy fix — but they also need it to get ahead.

Reddit's CEO sure seems frustrated with Google's AI overviews

You can add Reddit CEO Steve Huffman to the growling list of publishers, platforms and others who are frustrated with the state of Google search and AI Overviews. "People don't want a summary of Reddit;
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Google AI Studio is skipping the standalone Android app.

Instead, the company is just going to build its vibe coding tool directly into Gemini. Around 800,000 pre-ordered the mobile app after it was announced in May, but Google has decided to just make Gemini its one-stop AI shop. The robust web platform isn’t ...