{"id":25363,"date":"2026-05-02T13:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T13:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/25363\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T13:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T13:35:09","slug":"man-in-india-created-fake-ai-conservative-influencer-using-google-gemini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/25363\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in India created fake AI conservative influencer using Google Gemini"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A new conservative influencer entered the creator space. But what made her stand out? She didn&#8217;t exist. She was a AI-generated by a man in India. Emily Austin, a podcast host and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/media\/influencers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">content creator<\/a> in the sports and political space, warned transparency is important as AI becomes more prevalent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A 22-year-old in northern India, hoping to become an orthopedic surgeon and move to America one day, was looking to make more money. He did so by generating an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/ai-digital-twins-warping-political-reality-deepfake-victims-few-options-legal-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AI conservative female influencer<\/a> with the help of Google&#8217;s Gemini Nano Banana Pro, who he named Emily Hart.<\/p>\n<p>Austin spoke with Fox News Digital about this &#8220;frightening&#8221; story and on the expansion of AI in the creator space.<\/p>\n<p>Austin believes there is not enough awareness of this issue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/palantirs-shyam-sankar-americans-being-lied-to-about-ai-job-displacement-fears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PALANTIR&#8217;S SHYAM SANKAR: AMERICANS ARE &#8216;BEING LIED TO&#8217; ABOUT AI JOB DISPLACEMENT FEARS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There definitely needs to be at least transparency, or maybe they should, you know, market more of an awareness like, &#8216;Hey guys, this person that is using a real voice and a real face could actually be fake.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Austin said that right now, there is only so much that can be done to combat this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s only so much we can do, right? Like, we can crack down on, for example, Pakistanis and Indian men pretending to be hot girls on the internet,&#8221; Austin said. &#8220;But on the other hand, I know people are lending their identity for somebody to make account. It&#8217;s really twisted, this is a whole market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/ai-now-powering-cyberattacks-microsoft-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AI IS NOW POWERING CYBERATTACKS, MICROSOFT WARNS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Austin joked, &#8220;I am working too damn hard. I should have just AI&#8217;d myself, saved all the headache and save all the thinking and just made content and grew my following that way and just have it all easy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/ai-generated-maga-girls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WIRED<\/a>, &#8220;Sam,&#8221; a fake name used to protect his identity, said he discovered with the help of Google Gemini, &#8220;If you create a generic \u2018hot girl,\u2019 you\u2019re competing with a million other models,&#8221; according to a transcript Sam provided to WIRED.<\/p>\n<p>The AI-generated account featured a blonde woman who posed in outfits including a USA-themed bikini, and MAGA hat, sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/great-outdoors\/fishing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ice fishing<\/a> or shooting a rifle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/fox-news-ai-newsletter-amazing-breakthrough-paralyzed-man-who-cant-speak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FOX NEWS AI NEWSLETTER: AMAZING BREAKTHROUGH FOR PARALYZED MAN WHO CAN&#8217;T SPEAK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sam told Wired, &#8220;Every day I\u2019d write something pro-Christian, pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/personal-freedoms\/second-amendment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Second Amendment<\/a>, pro-life, anti-abortion, anti-woke, and anti-immigration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sam said, &#8220;Every Reel I posted was getting 3 million views, 5 million views, 10 million views. The algorithm loved it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sam discovered that conservative audiences, specifically older men, have more disposable funds and are a &#8220;more loyal&#8221; audience base.<\/p>\n<p>He ended up making thousands from the AI account through engagement, MAGA-themed T-shirts, and from Fanvue subscriptions.<\/p>\n<p>The account that was once @emily_hart.nurse on Instagram grew to 10,000 followers in a month. The account can no longer be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/companies\/twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">social media platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Emily Austin Podcast&#8221; host applauded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Elon Musk<\/a> for purchasing Twitter (now X) for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/apocalypse-now-media-suddenly-freaking-out-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">exposing AI content<\/a>, and said Musk is &#8220;saving humanity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/elon-musk.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk speaking at Viva Technology conference in Paris\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk speaks at the Viva Technology conference focused on innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. (Chesnot\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/ai-newsletter-tech-company-cuts-1000-jobs-ai-driven-restructuring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FOX NEWS AI NEWSLETTER: TECH COMPANY CUTS 1,000 JOBS IN AI-DRIVEN RESTRUCTURING<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Austin said, &#8220;Elon Musk has single-handedly exposed multiple instances like this, where someone makes an AI profile, it&#8217;s undisclosed where they came from, it&#8217;s undisclosed whether or not they&#8217;re real.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Austin added that with recent updates on X, users can see where an account originated.<\/p>\n<p>She said a story like this should make people skeptical and to not take everything at &#8220;face value.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/teen-sues-ai-tool-maker-over-fake-nude-images\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TEEN SUES AI TOOL MAKER OVER FAKE NUDE IMAGES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe do your due diligence better. But unfortunately, social media is very, instant gratification instant reward so not many people were like, &#8216;Oh, I agree with what they said, but who&#8217;s this person and where is this coming from?&#8217; And I think that awareness is very important.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, as AI grows, Austin says everyone is irreplaceable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are all irreplaceable. You know, I don&#8217;t like a lot of content creators and that&#8217;s not a secret. My page speaks for itself. But nonetheless, you give credit where it&#8217;s due, like they are following you because you are offering an opinion that clearly is making people feel seen and heard and people resonate with that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/ai-dating-cafes-now-real-thing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AI DATING CAFES ARE NOW A REAL THING<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/74f9a95a-Untitled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Austin standing at the Algemeiner 2023 J100 Gala at Capitale Bowery in New York City\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Emily Austin attends the Algemeiner 2023 J100 Gala at Capitale Bowery in New York City on Oct. 25, 2023. (Sean Zanni\/Patrick McMullan)<\/p>\n<p>Austin said people value feeling connected to other humans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/i-contestant-the-bachelor-heres-why-ai-cant-replace-real-relationships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">people will find comfort<\/a> in knowing that something&#8217;s programmed to say something, or secondly, I also think part of being a content creator is having a certain community around you and I think people relate to that like on a human level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Austin added that she does worry about AI replacing other jobs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am worried about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/ai-out-control-how-single-article-sending-shock-waves-apocalyptic-warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AI replacing hard labor<\/a> that people get paid to do,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>However, she believes that doesn&#8217;t apply to content creators.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m really not worried about anything AI replacing me, at least, and maybe less interesting people,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Heckman is a writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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