Indian Student Made AI Influencer and Earned Thousands
Introduction
A 22-year-old medical student from northern India made an AI influencer. The student's name is Sam. The AI influencer is called Emily Hart. She is a conservative. Sam said he earned thousands of dollars every month. He earned money from social media and selling things. Meta removed the accounts. Meta said the accounts were fake.
Main Body
Sam talked to Wired. He said he started the project to make extra money while studying. He used Google's Gemini AI to make the persona. The AI told him to target conservative people. The AI said these people have more money and are loyal. Sam said these people are 'dumb' and easy to trick. The Instagram and Facebook pages for Emily Hart posted about immigration and abortion. They said things like 'give citizenship to immigrants if they vote Republican' and 'Christ is king, abortion is murder, and all illegal immigrants must leave.' Instagram banned the page in February. Facebook also removed the page. Meta says people must say when content is made by AI. Google said Gemini gives different opinions when asked. In this case, the AI answered a question about reaching people with certain political beliefs. Sam also sold clothes and subscriptions to a page for Emily Hart. He said he does not feel sorry. He does not think it was a scam. He said it is easy to make a lot of money compared to jobs in India.
Conclusion
The social media accounts for Emily Hart are gone. Sam said he does not regret the project. He thinks it is a good way to make money. Meta and Google have rules about AI content.