







This is a reminder that "AI" image generators have no internal representation of geometry or optics. So they will always have tells in perspective, angles, shadows, etc. But one should not have to check every single image from Google Earth for those.
Jul 31, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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@tomlarkworthy/svg-lens
The drawing syncs to the code and vice versa. Switch between using code and UI. Built on composable lens [Foster et al. 2007] and edit-lens [Hofmann et al. 2012] theory, but applied in the string domain so unknown semantics like SVG animations are preserved without parsing. Follows the path of Sketch-n-Sketch [Chugh et al. 2016] [Hempel et al. 2019] but applied to an existing image format: SVG. Generated with a novel prompting strategy of requesting an LLM to use property checking against mathematical laws as a architecture, leading to strong implementation consistency over an expansive domain.
Google Earth's new AI feature lets anyone fabricate inaccurate satellite imagery, from making it look like a place has been drone striked to manifesting a nuclear plant in Iran. What could go wrong? @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story @josephcox.bsky.social: 404media.co/google-earths-new-ai-lets-any…
Update: Google just sent me a statement saying it is “rolling back” this AI feature that let anyone make completely bullshit satellite images. Comes after our demos of the tool and those from OSINT researchers. One of the worst AI tools I’ve ever seen bsky.app/profile/josephcox.bsky.social…
Joseph Cox
New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused 404media.co/google-earths-new-ai-lets-any…
New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused 404media.co/google-earths-new-ai-lets-any…
Update: Google just sent me a statement saying it is “rolling back” this AI feature that let anyone make completely bullshit satellite images. Comes after our demos of the tool and those from OSINT researchers. One of the worst AI tools I’ve ever seen bsky.app/profile/josephcox.bsky.social…
Joseph Cox
New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused 404media.co/google-earths-new-ai-lets-any…