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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Andrew Griffin

Instagram doesn’t know what to do about ‘very worrying’ AI trend sweeping the app, its boss says

Instagram does not know what to do about an increasing, AI-powered trend that is sweeping its app, its boss has admitted.

In recent weeks, a growing number of comedians have complained that they have found posts in which people have stolen their routines and put them into the mouths of AI generated women. In some cases, those posts appear to be aimed at promoting OnlyFans accounts ostensibly run by those AI avatars.

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