Synthetic Influencers Are On the Rise
Users on Reddit are trading strategies for how to make fake models and influencers with AI.
They call it "AI UGC" as in, "AI User-generated Content." Of course, most of these synthetic models are young, conventionally attractive women.
The users trading strategies acknowledge that their synthetic influencers are only "good" if they're indistinguishable from the real thing. The question is, good for who?
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The Software Engineers paid to fix vibecoding: https://www.404media.co/the-software-engineers-paid-to-fix-vibe-coded-messes/
CNet Study about AI Labels…
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