Man prosecuted for fake Biden phone calls generated using AI

A political consultant for a rivaling democratic candidate generated AI driven phone calls to encourage supporters of US president Biden to abstain from participating in the pre-elections.

The consultant used software from elevenlabs for $150.

AI deep fakes are also being used in the Indian Elections to generate video's of politicians making fake statements.

This shows how AI generated deep fakes are a threat to democracy.

Google bundles Gemini AI in latest Android Studio

Gemini chat integration and code completion are now bundled in the new Android Studio JellyFish, without licensing needs while in preview. You have to explicitly log in and enable the feature.

 

 

 

 

 

• It comes with Android Gradle plugin 8.4 and gradle 8.6. Due to automatic profiling it runs our apps faster after the first run.
• The layout inspector is now integrated in your device emulator window, allowing you to see if your components are where you'd expect them to be and to exaine their attributes.