Cyber Chit-Chat: Rise of the Virtual Influencers!

Virtual Hustle: The Digital Human Boom

Imagine your favorite influencer only without the pesky human characteristics like sleep, food, or bathroom breaks. Welcome to the rise of virtual influencers! These savvy, digital marketers are free of any human constraints and work around the clock to keep your social media timelines buzzing.

According to the Magic Genie at Gartner (because who else forecasts things?), we are rapidly sailing towards a ‘digital human economy’ that is expected to hit a whopping $125 billion value by 2035. At this rate, by 2050, your social media feed could be a bustling metropolis of computer-generated influencers (CGI). Talk about virtual vanity!

Tech Companies Riding the Digital Wave

Businesses are not letting this go unnoticed. As one might expect, the sound of cha-ching can be heard all the way from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, with many companies investing heavily in these ego-free, binary social media celebrities. Who knew pixels could be so profitable?

Hot Take

In summary, the era of virtual influencers is here. It seems we’re perfectly fine following, retweeting, and liking posts by CGI models who don’t even need to eat or sleep – let alone do embarrassing TikTok dances. All hail our new, tireless, digital overlords!

You thought the internet gave birth to strange trends? Well, bucko, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Cyber Chit-Chat is here to stay. Better buck up your tech skills or risk being sidelined by the coolest kid in the block – a code-based, silicon-valley darling virtual influencer with zero dull moments in life.

Original article: https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/26/generative-ai-startup-1337-leet-ai-driven-virtual-influencers/