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⚡AI Generated Robocalls Are Here
ALSO: Google improves Gemini for Search Campaigns
Algot Persson
January 23, 2024
Happy Tuesday!
Political deepfakes could pose a threat to fair elections, robocalls imitating politicians are here.
In Today's Article:
Political Deepfakes of Joe Biden in New Hampshire
New AI Startup To Spot Wildfire Risk
Google’s Gemini Improves Search Campaigns For Advertisers
Read time: 3 minutes
Political Deepfakes of Joe Biden in New Hampshire
Source: Dall-E 3
During the New Hampshire race, voters received a robocall imitating Joe Biden, urging voters to "Save your vote for the November election."
The disinforming call urges voters to not vote despite Joe Biden not being on the ballot. The call also insinuates that voting in the primary would preclude the ability to vote in the November election, which is not true.
Tracking a deepfake audio message is difficult because phone-based distribution leaves little digital trace and the technology masks the sender's identity, complicating efforts to pinpoint the source.
It’s still uncertain how the US Federal Election Commission will deal with political deepfakes.
There is no tool to tell if deep fakes are real or not with 100% certainty, and such tools are not readily available yet.
🚀 In Today’s News
AiDash, a California startup utilizing AI and satellites for identifying fire and weather risks on power lines, secured $50 million in funding, signaling Silicon Valley's focus on climate change-adaptive solutions for energy companies. This investment aids in addressing forest fires and storm-related outages, challenges heightened by power lines. AiDash's AI technology scrutinizes satellite images to detect vegetation growth and tree encroachments on electric lines. The funds will partly establish a European headquarters, supporting compliance with biodiversity reporting laws. Key investors include Lightrock, National Grid Partners, Schneider Electric's SE Ventures, Edison International, and Shell Ventures. AiDash's solutions have notably reduced outage numbers and durations for National Grid's Massachusetts network.
Google announced Gemini, a new multimodal language model, now enhances the Google Ads platform, offering a conversational tool for building Search ad campaigns. This chat-based feature utilizes a website URL to generate ad content, including AI-generated images, which are clearly marked as such. Currently available in beta to English-speaking advertisers in the U.S. and U.K., it will expand globally in the coming weeks, with additional languages planned. Shashi Thakur, Google's VP and GM of Google Ads, noted its effectiveness in campaign quality. This complements Google's AI initiatives like Product Studio, and aligns with broader AI integration across Google products, including new features in Chrome.
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