AI Bot Swarms Threaten Elections as Google Gemini Offers Free SAT Prep

AI bot swarms are increasingly deploying adaptive disinformation on social media platforms, mimicking human interactions to undermine elections and erode public trust, according to CSO Online. These campaigns, powered by advanced generative models, pose a severe threat to democracy, requiring urgent regulatory, technological, and educational responses.

Google's Gemini AI now provides free, full-length SAT practice tests in partnership with The Princeton Review, offering timed sections, immediate feedback, and personalized study plans. This initiative aims to democratize test preparation and bridge equity gaps, though some critics point to limitations in replicating the nuances of human tutoring.

In the realm of cybersecurity, 73% of CISOs are reportedly considering AI-enabled security solutions to outpace escalating threats—a rise from 59% previously. Surveys highlight priorities relating to automation strategies and risk mitigation for 2026, per CSO Online.

Intel is pivoting towards AI chips and data centers under the leadership of CEO Lip-Bu Tan to address a sales slump while competing with Nvidia. Recent forecasts disappointed investors, suggesting that Intel's revival is contingent on resolving manufacturing and supply constraints to capitalize on the growing demand for AI technologies.

Republic Polytechnic is set to integrate AI directly into student's study modules alongside their normal lessons, offering the students the possibility to directly learn AI during their course.

Former Google engineers are venturing into the educational technology space with Sparkli, an interactive AI system designed to reimagine learning for children, per Tekedia. The company aims to create more engaging software and hardware for children that move beyond text or voice-based interfaces.

Sources:

• Hardwarezone

• Tekedia

• Webpronews

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