New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- a shared map the world has collectively decided to trust.

For roughly 24 hours last week, users could use it to generate fake Iranian nuclear facilities.

Google launched an AI image-generation feature inside Google Earth on Thursday, allowing users to create synthetic imagery within the platform. The feature lasted less than a day. According to Gizmodo, which first reported the rollout and removal, users almost immediately began generating content the platform's filters were not built to stop: a convincing fake nuclear facility purportedly located in Iran, a fictional plane crash into One World Trade Center, fabricated scenes depicting what appeared to be refugee gatherings along the US-Mexico border.

By Friday, Go...