▲ 320 ▼ Google Earth’s New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images (www.404media.co) submitted 3 months ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] lechatron@lemmy.today 97 points 3 months ago (8 children) Fortunately they removed it a day later. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 51 points 3 months ago (5 children) Because of course. Who could have seen that coming before they added it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago (4 children) What on Earth was every the intended use of this feature? I just can't think of any way to use it other than vandalism and misinformation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 22 points 3 months ago It's intended use was misinformation but perhaps not in the way you imagine. Rather than producing credible images, these sorts of projects undermine actual credible images. For example, if you're team zion, then when shown images of how devastating Israel's attack on Gaza has been you can just disregard them as "probably fake". "Oh pish posh, a child can create these images on google maps". permalink fedilink source parent [–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) I would've asked it to turn my city into a Warhammer 40k battlefield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago So Detroit? permalink fedilink source parent [–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago I'm guessing that either a few devs thought it could be a cool toy and never gave a second thought about the ramifications (I can remotely understand that) or a bunch of managers who just dont give a shit thought they could monetize it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Strider@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago Oh I'm certain it's still there for their use. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago I wonder what's stopping someone from just making a screen grab of a Google Maps satellite view and feeding it to one of the many AI image generators. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 51 points 3 months ago (5 children) Because of course. Who could have seen that coming before they added it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago (4 children) What on Earth was every the intended use of this feature? I just can't think of any way to use it other than vandalism and misinformation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 22 points 3 months ago It's intended use was misinformation but perhaps not in the way you imagine. Rather than producing credible images, these sorts of projects undermine actual credible images. For example, if you're team zion, then when shown images of how devastating Israel's attack on Gaza has been you can just disregard them as "probably fake". "Oh pish posh, a child can create these images on google maps". permalink fedilink source parent [–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) I would've asked it to turn my city into a Warhammer 40k battlefield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago So Detroit? permalink fedilink source parent [–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago I'm guessing that either a few devs thought it could be a cool toy and never gave a second thought about the ramifications (I can remotely understand that) or a bunch of managers who just dont give a shit thought they could monetize it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago (4 children) What on Earth was every the intended use of this feature? I just can't think of any way to use it other than vandalism and misinformation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 22 points 3 months ago It's intended use was misinformation but perhaps not in the way you imagine. Rather than producing credible images, these sorts of projects undermine actual credible images. For example, if you're team zion, then when shown images of how devastating Israel's attack on Gaza has been you can just disregard them as "probably fake". "Oh pish posh, a child can create these images on google maps". permalink fedilink source parent [–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) I would've asked it to turn my city into a Warhammer 40k battlefield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago So Detroit? permalink fedilink source parent [–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago I'm guessing that either a few devs thought it could be a cool toy and never gave a second thought about the ramifications (I can remotely understand that) or a bunch of managers who just dont give a shit thought they could monetize it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fizzle 22 points 3 months ago It's intended use was misinformation but perhaps not in the way you imagine. Rather than producing credible images, these sorts of projects undermine actual credible images. For example, if you're team zion, then when shown images of how devastating Israel's attack on Gaza has been you can just disregard them as "probably fake". "Oh pish posh, a child can create these images on google maps". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) I would've asked it to turn my city into a Warhammer 40k battlefield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago So Detroit? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago I'm guessing that either a few devs thought it could be a cool toy and never gave a second thought about the ramifications (I can remotely understand that) or a bunch of managers who just dont give a shit thought they could monetize it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Strider@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago Oh I'm certain it's still there for their use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago I wonder what's stopping someone from just making a screen grab of a Google Maps satellite view and feeding it to one of the many AI image generators. permalink fedilink source parent