She was crowned the world's first 'Miss AI'

And it was in our country Fanvue World AI Creator Awards She opened the inbox of creatives around the world, with one simple mission: to create the most beautiful woman who doesn't exist.

The aim of the competition is to foster new talents in the field of artificial intelligence. CNN She announced that more than 1,500 participants expressed interest prior to the competition.

The winner of the first Miss AI in the world is Moroccan Kenza Lili, who has more than 200,000 followers on her account. Instagram profile.

But the young woman in the photos now circulating around the world relies entirely on a knowledgeable programmer to exist.

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“Even though I don’t feel the emotions that people feel, I’m really excited about it,” Kenza Lily reportedly said in an exclusive interview with New York Post.

Its creator, Miriam Bessa, won an honorable $5,000 (roughly 54,000 Norwegian kroner), as well as public relations support and access to a mentoring program to continue developing her AI skills, according to the Daily Mail. Organizers Websites.

The co-organizer is Fanvue, a subscription platform that aims to make it easier for creators to monetize their content. According to their website, they are said to be the only service that provides influencers with a mechanism that allows them to connect with their followers through an AI-generated version of themselves.

The phenomenon of the “AI influencer” means that a fictional person or character is created to fit a specific target group or brand. Another example of this is Aitana Lopez, created by AI from Spain, who according to Euronews Earn over 1000 euros for each ad you appear in.

In other words, its creators program it for the client.

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tough competition

Aitana Lopez was one of four judges, made up of real people and AI, during the world's first “Miss AI” pageant.

According to the competition itself websiteThere are three things judges focus on in particular when choosing a winner in a competition like this: beauty, technology, and social impact.

In addition to looking good, potential contestants must build a persona around the model, so they can come up with good and unique answers to the questions asked of them. At the same time, they must have a social media account where they can create engagement among followers, and use their platform in a way that relies on the persona they have created.

according to Forbes There was a wide range of participants who applied for the competition. They came from a variety of different nations and ethnicities, while representing different types of interests.

Winner Kenza promoted, among other things, her commitment to charity and women’s rights, and her interest in travel and art to her 200,000 Instagram followers. One of the other 10 finalists, French Ann Kurdian environmental activist, while Romanian Iana rainbow He is a voice for the LGBTIQ community.

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Mixed opinions

“The global interest in the first WAICA Awards has been incredible. The awards are a great mechanism to celebrate the achievements of creators, raise the bar for AI, and shape a positive future for the AI creator economy,” said Will Monang, co-founder of Fanvue. New York Post.

But while the concept has attracted significant engagement and a lot of positive response, there are also some who are critical of the AI influencer trend.

“I think we are increasingly losing sight of what an unedited face looks like,” said Cambridge University researcher Dr Kerry McInerney. CNN When the finalists were announced this spring, he added:

– These are tools that are created to copy and expand existing patterns in the world. They are not necessarily designed to challenge them, even if they are sold as tools that enhance creativity, so when it comes to beauty standards… they pick up on our pre-existing beauty standards, which are actively sexist, “fatphobic” and colorblind, before collecting and replicating them.

The winner, Leila, wrote on her personal Instagram page that she was proud to represent Morocco in the competition. This is something that her creator also highlighted in the interview. the post:

“This is an opportunity to proudly represent Morocco. It is also to highlight Moroccan, Arab, African and Muslim women in the tech industry,” Bessa said.

“I am also very happy that I was able to address the issues that concern me through Kenza Lily. Women empowerment and sisterhood,” she says.

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