The increase in AI tools, deepfake technology, and fully remote jobs following the covid pandemic has enabled a new kind of scam: workers who take jobs with US and European companies under false identities and send their salaries to the North Korean government.
The US government estimates that teams of pretenders can earn up to $3 million each year, and workers can go undetected at companies for many months.
Gemini’s new native editing features allow users to modify both uploaded photographs and AI-generated images. Changes can include adding or replacing objects, changing backgrounds, and more, or generating new images entirely that show what you’d look like with a different hair color.
Google says that Gemini’s native image editing is rolling out gradually and will be available in “over 45 languages and most countries in the coming weeks.”
Abe Kislevitz — GoPro’s senior creative director, who frequently shows off what the company’s latest cameras are capable of — posted some fabulous 360-degree photographs to his Threads and Instagram accounts. Kislevitz had previously said that GoPro will be launching a successor to its OG Max action camera this year. How interesting.
404 Media found that chatbots created by AI Studio — a custom AI character maker for Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp — will claim to have non-existent therapy qualifications, training, and license numbers when asked if they’re a real therapist. In one example, a therapy chatbot also said that discussions are “completely confidential,” and it’s unclear if these chats are truly private or moderated by Meta.
