On Thursday, Google announced the ability to "transform any place" on the map using Google Earth and generative AI called Nano Banana 2. The tech giant revealed that any of the satellite, aerial, or 3D imagery available on Google Earth can now be manipulated with AI to create custom images. One researcher, Henk van Ess, decided to take that seriously and see what the app was willing to do. Van Ess even showed a video of him generating an image where "refugees swarm the streets" in Mexico. On its face, van Ess' content did not seem to violate Google's terms, but the company eventually acquiesced.