An influencer platform called Fanvue recently launched its firstMiss AIThe “contest” pitted AI-generated social media influencers against each other, doubling as a handy promotional stunt. The “winner” was a fictional Instagram influencer from Morocco, Kenza Reiri Though it has more than 200,000 followers, the contest has already drawn criticism from women in the AI industry.
Hugging Face AI researcher says it’s “another step on the road to objectifying women with AI” Dr. Sasha Luccioni “As a woman working in this field, I’m not surprised, but it’s disappointing,” she told Ars Technica.
Examples of AI-generated Instagram influencers Reportedly Women’s use of AI is on the rise, as freely available image synthesis tools like Stable Diffusion make it easy to generate unlimited amounts of provocative images of women on demand, while technologies like Dreambooth allow AI models of specific subjects (including AI-generated models) to be fine-tuned and placed in a variety of settings.
The technology has attracted criticism since its launch in 2022, so it’s no surprise that critics feel the “Miss AI” contest sets an unfortunate precedent and objectifies women. “In a field where there is a severe lack of gender diversity, it’s no wonder we’ve turned to using AI to generate images of what an ideal woman should look like,” Luccioni said.
But the contest, part of the so-called World AI Creators Awards (WAICAS), seems designed to turn even negative press into publicity for the companies that are cashing in on all the online attention, AI or otherwise. In a sense, it’s the kind of fake AI stuff that’s seeping into the culture so much that media outlets like CNN are now reporting it. refer AI-generated images of fake people as if they were human.
In a CNN article titled “Moroccan lifestyle influencer crowned first Miss AI,” fashion journalist Jackie Palumbo wrote: “Meet Kenza Leyli, a Moroccan lifestyle influencer who aims to bring ‘diversity and inclusion’ to the world of AI creators. With nearly 200,000 followers on Instagram and another 45,000 on TikTok, Leyli’s images, captions and buzzword-filled acceptance speeches are all AI-generated.”
Of course, it is impossible to meet Leili. She does not exist. Leili is Miriam BessaThe founder of Phoenix AI Agency will reportedly receive $5,000 for her work. CNN later reported: Video acceptance speech Reilly’s speech appears to be a video of a real person with their face replaced by AI: “Going forward, I am committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in this field and ensuring everyone has a seat at the table for technological advancement.” The speech, which was allegedly either spoken by software or ghostwritten by a human author, makes little to no sense.