The South China Morning Post, which makes a speciality of China, introduced three representative Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) influencers on the twenty seventh.
In accordance with this, in China, AI influencers not only amassed an enormous following, but in addition generated significant profits through online traffic.
This is claimed to be the results of recent advances in AI which have created virtual influencers with unique personas which are visually indistinguishable from real people.
The AI influencer introduced first is Liu Yexi. Liu Yexi, who describes herself as a beauty blogger and ‘monster hunter’, has been introduced as one of the surprising virtual influencers on the web in 2021, amassing greater than 7.7 million followers on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok.
It’s reported that a video of a young boy giving makeup and exorcising a monster quickly went viral, amassing 1 million followers overnight. It is claimed that it’s extremely popular as a consequence of its Western appearance and high-quality video.
Next, an AI influencer named ‘Chocolate, Little Lemon (巧克力 小柠檬)’ is understood to have a whopping 10 million followers.
Unlike other characters, it has a novel concept in that it mainly targets middle-aged men and produces content that appeals to their emotional needs and well-being.
For instance, a video wherein she said, “Nobody is more vital than your husband. He’s the one person with whom you’ll become old, so treating him well is of the utmost importance,” received 32,000 likes on TikTok.
As well as, he received praise from men for videos equivalent to “If a husband all the time gives in to his wife, the family will eventually crumble. But when a wife gives in to her husband, the family might be happier and more prosperous,” and received praise as a virtual gift while streaming. It is understood that it made huge profits.
The last influencer introduced, Liu Yan, has an appearance much like that of a famous idol. Nevertheless, she introduces herself as a 36-year-old woman with children.
The character, which has 46,000 followers, covers topics equivalent to health, skincare and anti-aging, and is linked to product promotion and sales. For instance, content titled “The last word secret to youth is health and eating less” promotes apple juice, vegetable juice, iron supplements, etc.
In China, AI influencers used to advertise products have already been popular for a very long time.
In accordance with a statistic from early this 12 months, there have been greater than 10 AI influencers with greater than 100,000 followers and greater than 100,000 sales on TikTok and other platforms.
Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com
