{"id":2078,"date":"2023-11-05T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T09:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agency-in-ai.org\/virtual-ai-influencers\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T23:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:33:12","slug":"virtual-ai-influencers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agency-in-ai.org\/en\/virtual-ai-influencers\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual AI influencers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Article by Viktoria Tangermann <\/b>in Futurism, July 19, 2023: <b><\/b><\/h2>\n<h1 class=\"p2\"><b><\/b><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"mt-3 text-5xl leading-none text-gray-900 sm:mt-4 sm:text-6xl lg:text-6 font-ab\"><strong>Fully AI-Generated Influencers Are Getting Thousands of Reactions Per Thirst Trap<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Virtual influencers: fictional personalities dominate social media. <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/ai-generated-influencers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/agency-in-ai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/futurism.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Three portraits of virtual influencers, generated by AI, smiling in different poses.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;The unstoppable rise of virtual influencers&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/futurism.com\/ai-generated-influencers&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">The rise of virtual influencers has led to the development of AI-powered image generators that create entire feeds of <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">internet personalities that do not actually exist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>These AI-generated influencers, who often take the form of conventionally dressed women, pose and preen themselves in virtual &#8220;<strong>thirst traps<\/strong>&#8221; for the enjoyment of human fans (a thirst trap is a post on social media designed to attract attention by showcasing the physical attractiveness of the poster in particular).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One example is &#8220;<strong>Milla Sofia<\/strong>&#8220;, a 19-year-old virtual girl from Finland who has tens of thousands of followers on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. 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