I had a good talk with the Tech Editor of the London Evening Standard about why Virtual Humans will become a core force in the Influencer Eco-system. Eventually, as conversational AI and live lip synching improves, they will become our friends, mentors and companions.
The idea of ‘following a robot’ as The Eveing Standard put it, might still leave some people cold, but if the VI’s content resonates with a human follower, then its almost impossible to not react, respond and at least think of engaging - in the same say you might warm to a character in a TV show or film. They asked me for my ten 10 CGI influencers. Check out the link below and let me know what you think. Unreal! Here are 10 pioneering CGI influencers to follow now | The Standard