The AI influencer phenomenon, which appears to be sweeping social media, has been discussed recently. More AI influencers are emerging thanks to improved AI imagery, and they already resemble celebrities like Kim Kardashian. Women are the main source of earnings in the social media influencer industry. Instagram has a strong tendency in this way, and with the introduction of OnlyFans, many feel the temptation to flaunt themselves in such a provocative manner.
According to Haley Strack, a writer for the National Review, the AI influencer horde will eventually replace all human influencers by outperforming them. She claims,
However, guys who fall victim to virtual thirst traps already have actual pornographic material at their disposal. Some people criticize AI for offering young men another potentially twisted, sexual outlet online. As evidenced by the strange NPC trend on TikTok, incels should watch AI rather than actual people if they desire a bridge between reality and imagination. People weren’t made to advertise themselves online.
AI influence isn’t a positive thing; it only serves to reinforce our disapproval of social media’s tendency towards image-driven behavior. Humans may become less artificial if AI takes the role of hypersexualized influencers. Would that be so bad?
All of this virtual influence mayhem has a silver lining, according to Strack: it might just make us realize how dehumanizing this type of online behavior is and how it encourages a depersonalized view of the world.
J.P. Moreland, a philosopher, worries that AI avatars will just put males further away from actively seeking out relationships with real women. He claimed in an interview with YouTuber Sean McDowell that “men won’t get married.” The amorous activity will become even more virtualized thanks to AI. According to Strack, one advantage of AI influencers is that actual women won’t have to suffer the humiliation of being objectified. AI reveals what social media’s issue has always been: it sells people’s fundamental values based on a digital representation, not reality.
