Google removes a newly added AI image-generation feature from Google Earth after users allegedly generated misleading or false imagery. According to reporting, Google previously integrated its “Nano Banana 2” image-generation model into Google Earth, enabling users to create images by typing text prompts, which Google described as allowing people to “type whatever you want to see.” The feature was removed after instances in which users reportedly used the tool to depict fabricated nuclear power plants in Iran and to create images showing refugees near the Mexican border. The articles describe the images as examples of content that could mislead viewers by presenting events or locations that did not correspond to reality. Google’s announcement on Thursday indicates the company takes action to address misuse of the capability. The reports do not provide additional technical details on what specific safeguards were bypassed or what internal checks were used before the content was created, but they characterize the removal as a response to the generation of potentially harmful or deceptive imagery. The company’s update reflects a step back from the deployed capability within the mapping platform.