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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Pyongyang on payroll.

    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.

    Your Favorite New Coworker Is an AI-Enhanced Operative From North Korea

    [wired.com]

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    The Gemini app can now edit images.

    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.”

    Three AI-generated images of a dalmation.
    All images edited using Gemini will include Google’s invisible SynthID AI watermarks.
    Image: Google

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