Indian man is behind MAGA’s AI-generated sweetheart Emily Hart
A medical student from Northern India who used Gemini to create the conservative influencer Emily Heart says he hasn’t seen an easier way to make money online.
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A medical student from Northern India who used Gemini to create the conservative influencer Emily Heart says he hasn’t seen an easier way to make money online.
When “Sam” was struggling financially during his medical studies, he found an unconventional way to earn money – use AI to generate an influencer, Wired reports.
He first started by creating images of a blonde woman in a bikini, but it didn’t gain the traction he expected.
When “Sam” asked Gemini for advice on how to get more followers, the chatbot suggested focusing on a niche audience. Specifically, older male MAGA-leaning users, who would be more loyal and financially capable.
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This is how Emily Hart became a nurse supporting Donald Trump and speaking about Christianity and gun rights, while opposing abortions and immigrants.
“Trump should tell all the illegals that he will give them citizenship if they vote Republican and see how fast Democrats want them out,” one of the posts reads.
“Sam” told Wired that the advice worked – the posts were getting up to 10 million views.
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It took only a month for Emily Hart to garner more than 10,000 Instagram followers, many of whom subscribed to her on Fanvue, the OnlyFans-type platform.
He was earning a few thousand dollars each month by spending 30 to 50 minutes a day, saying he “hasn’t seen any easier way to make money online.”
Following the Wired investigation, Emily Hart’s accounts were suspended. “Sam” rejects claims that he was scamming people.
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