New Delhi, April 22 -- A 22-year-old medical student from India has revealed how he built an AI-generated Donald Trump fan. She became a viral Instagram AI influencer. He made thousands of dollars in the process. The story has exposed a growing and deeply troubling trend across social media. WIRED gave extensive details about the 'scam'.

The student, identified only as Sam, was struggling financially. His parents sent some money, but licensing exams drained most of it.

He tried YouTube shorts and selling study notes. Nothing worked well enough. Then he stumbled onto an idea that changed everything.

Sam decided to create an AI-generated woman and sell content online. He used Google's Gemini AI tool to build her. His early attempts with ...