Google Maps deletes AI photos of Austrian landmarks after climate change

Google deleted AI-created pics by Letzte Generation showing the impact of climate change on Austrian landmarks. The group said earlier that it had posted the pictures on Google Maps to alert tourists who use the service to prepare their holidays of the risks of rising temperatures caused by climate change. — AP

VIENNA: Google on June 22 deleted from its maps service dozens of images of Austrian landmarks that were altered by environmental activists to highlight the potential impact of climate change.

The images, changed using artificial intelligence, showed the river Danube and Austrian lakes dried up and snowless Alpine peaks as though the pictures were taken in the year 2070.