Project Genie adds Google Street View integration and goes live for global AI Ultra users

Jessica Conditt· May 19, 2026 · 5:45 PM UTC ·1 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 27 views

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Google Project Genie has launched globally for AI Ultra subscribers, featuring a new integration with Google Street View. This allows users to create interactive landscapes based on real-world locations from Google Maps. While it offers unique capabilities for generating explorable environments, it is not a game development tool.

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▪Project Genie is now available for all adult Google AI Ultra subscribers worldwide.
▪The new Street View feature enables users to create landscapes based on real-world locations.
▪Project Genie generates explorable environments from written prompts, lasting 60 seconds at 720p and 24 fps.

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News AI Project Genie adds Google Street View integration and goes live for global AI Ultra users Ground your snow-globe worlds in real-world locations from Google Maps. By Jessica Conditt May 19, 2026 1:45 pm EST Google Project Genie is rolling out today for all adult Google AI Ultra subscribers across the globe, following its debut in the United States this January. The service is also getting a new Street View capability that can generate interactive landscapes based on real-world locations found on Google Maps, starting with places in the US. Project Genie is Google's AI-powered system for creating explorable snow-globe environments from written prompts, with creations lasting 60 seconds at 720p and 24 fps.

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