This AI Just Fixed Google Earth’s Biggest Problem

Satellite imagery can see your roof… but not your street, your doorway, or any of the geometry that makes a city feel real. For decades, that blind spot has crippled every 3D reconstruction pipeline on the planet. Today, a group of researchers may have just solved it. This video breaks down Skyfall-GS — a new paper that uses Gaussian Splatting + diffusion models to reconstruct full 3D cities using only satellite images. No airplanes. No street-level photos. No LiDAR. Nothing but the data already orbiting above us. Project page: https://skyfall-gs.jayinnn.dev/ -- Subscribe for more in-depth AI & creative tech videos! 👉 ‪@bilawalsidhu‬ Join My Newsletter: https://spatialintelligence.ai Connect with me on X/Twitter here: https://x.com/bilawalsidhu Everywhere else here: https://bilawal.ai Business inquiries: [email protected] Bio: Bilawal Sidhu is a creator, engineer, and product builder obsessed with blending reality and imagination using art and science. Bilawal is the technology curator for TED Talks, and a venture scout for Andreessen Horowitz. With more than a decade of experience in the tech industry, he spent six years as a product manager at Google, where he worked on spatial computing and 3D maps. His work has been featured in major publications including Bloomberg, Forbes, BBC, CNBC, and Fortune, among others. Bilawal’s journey into computer graphics began at 11, when he fell in love with seamlessly blending 3D into real life footage. Since then, he's captivated over 1.5M subscribers, garnering more than 500M+ views across his platforms. Driven by a mission to empower the next generation of artists and entrepreneurs, Bilawal openly shares AI-assisted workflows and industry insights on social media. When he’s not working, you can find Bilawal expanding his collection of electric guitars. TED: https://www.ted.com/speakers/bilawal_sidhu