# Here’s the problem with putting an AI image generator in Google Earth

> Now a text prompt is all it takes to generate reality-warping images using Google Earth’s satellite, aerial, and 3D imagery, like these images generated by Digital Digging’s Henk van Ess that show “refugees near the…

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/973764/google-earth-ai-satellite-images?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6cebd3e335f153f5cfac8d)
- **Published:** 2026-07-31
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #google #gemini #ai
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