Meet CarynAI: The Influencer Turned "AI Girlfriend" Making Thousands a Day

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Episode • May 16, 2023 • 1h 8m

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In this week's episode, we dive into CarynAI, the first "AI chatbot girlfriend" inspired by a content creator, Caryn Marjorie. We first give background on Caryn Marjorie and the tech company, Forever Voices, that helped bring her AI to life. We then dive into how CarynAI works and explore the ethical implications of AI chatbots based on real-life influencers. We also give our opinions on why people would be interested in building a relationship with AI influencers and how this might impact the parasocial relationships we have with creators moving forward.

Timestamps:

17:30 MrBeast is in the process of purchasing an entire neighbourhood for his employees to live in

24:53 Fans convinced that Kim Kardashian is helping soft-launch Khloe & Tristan Thompson back into the public as a couple

29:00 Breaking down TikTok tattoo-gate

38:16 Caryn AI & AI-generated influencers

38:37 Who is Caryn?

39:15 What is Forever Voices

41:07 What is CarynAI & what are its ethical implications?

45:50 How does CarynAI differ from virtual influencers?

46:43 How CarynAI works

49:00 Why do we think people are into this?

59:00 How AI influencers might impact parasocial relationships