Google Pulls Earth AI Tool After It Faked a Nuclear Plant in Iran

Google has suspended the web version of its new Google Earth AI image generator worldwide over misinformation concerns.

Journalists showed the tool could create convincing false scenes, including a fictitious nuclear plant in Iran and refugees near the Mexican border.

Google said the outputs were watermarked and not surfaced in the main Earth experience, but it rolled back the feature to strengthen safety guardrails.

The episode underscores how generative AI paired with trusted satellite imagery can produce highly believable misinformation.