Colombia entered its presidential runoff with the clock against it: there are 20 days left until June 21 and there is no institutional mechanism to respond to the deepfakes that appeared during the May 31 first round. El Tiempo documented the circulation of a fake poll that gave 53% to one of the candidates, with the Gemini logo visible in the lower right corner. It is the first recorded case in Latin America of an AI model’s brand appearing inside active electoral disinformation.
The result left Abelardo de la Espriella (43.7%) and Iván Cepeda (40.9%) headed for the runoff, on an election day marked by cloned audio and manipulated videos circulating on WhatsApp. The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) summed up the underlying shift: “the central challenge is no longer the physical tampering of votes, but the systematic deception of voters.” The contrast with Brazil is sharp. Four days before Colombians went to the polls, Brazil finished approving PL 2338, its first comprehensive AI legal framework, and its Superior Electoral Court heads into the October elections with five specific measures already in force. Colombia has no equivalent to the TSE, no AI framework and, for now, no authority with a clear mandate to act within three weeks. The good news is that the problem is no longer hypothetical: there is now concrete public evidence on which to build responses, and the Brazilian experience offers a map of what can be done.
Also today
- Nvidia unveils the RTX Spark at Computex 2026 — A superchip that combines an Arm CPU, a Blackwell GPU and up to 128 GB of unified memory, capable of running Llama 4 (70 billion parameters) directly on a laptop at more than 60 tokens per second, with no cloud. It hits the market in fall 2026 with machines from Dell, HP and Lenovo.
- GitHub Copilot switches to billing by AI credits — Starting today, unlimited access ends: usage is measured in tokens. The $39-a-month Pro plan includes $39 in credits, and some developers anticipate much higher costs for agent-intensive workflows.
- Microsoft Build 2026 opens tomorrow — The conference presents Windows as a platform for AI agents, with new Agent Framework APIs, Copilot Workspace in general availability and Azure Agent Mesh to coordinate agents across local machines and the cloud.
In the region
Colombia’s first round turned a preventive warning into a documented case, and with it raises a new question for the whole region: do AI companies have a responsibility to actively protect their brand so that it is not used as a tool for electoral disinformation? The institutional chasm between the two largest countries in the regional conversation on AI and elections is today the most revealing fact. Brazil arrives with an approved law and concrete electoral measures; Colombia, with a visible case and three weeks to improvise a response. For the rest of Latin America, which will face its own electoral cycles, this contrast works as both a warning and a best-practices manual.
Launches
- Nvidia RTX Spark — Consumer hardware that makes it possible to run large models locally, without depending on cloud services. If it delivers on its promise, it opens the door to using powerful models from an ordinary laptop, something especially relevant where access to cloud infrastructure is expensive or limited. Price not yet announced; developer units this quarter.
- GitHub Copilot with AI credits — The new pricing scheme is already in effect. It is worth measuring the real cost of agent workflows and comparing it with cheaper alternatives before committing budget.
Threads we’re following
Copilot’s change adds to a broader shift we had been following: the end of the subsidy phase for those who code with AI. Anthropic will apply a similar adjustment to its agent development kit on June 15. For years, AI-assisted programming tools offered practically unlimited access at a fixed price; now the bill is moving closer to the real consumption of compute. For teams in the region, the question is no longer which tool to use for free but which one delivers the best return on every token spent.
If the Gemini logo appeared on a fake poll hours before the polls opened, what will happen in the June 21 runoff when the next forgery carries another model’s logo? The answer will say a lot about who takes responsibility.
Correction (September 30, 2026). The original version said “there are 21 days left until June 21”; the correct number is 20 days, since this entry is dated June 1 and the runoff was held on June 21, according to El Tiempo.
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Doble Click is written with Anthropic models.