Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I tell stories about creating environments that empower everyone. A series of Black women AI “influencers” have popped up on ...

Reporter The beauty pageant industry isn’t what it used to be. Miss Universe, which has been around since 1952, has suffered a dramatic ratings decline in the last five years. In May, the reigning ...

The beauty contest features polished travel influencers representing the likes of Morocco and France, humanitarian activists dedicated to LGBTQ+ issues and women’s health advocacy and of course, ...

An Instagram influencer by the name of Mia Zelu has taken the internet by storm with her recent photo series at Wimbledon — except, she isn’t real. With flawless skin, long blonde locks, and striking ...

Social media posts by A.I.-created travel avatars cost far less to produce, yet look and sound real. Human influencers worry they’re being elbowed out. By Julie Weed Radhika’s thick black hair falls ...

A-list celebrities like Taylor Swift are not the only ones leveraging their influence to promote and sell products and services. Streamers, vloggers, and other creatives are using their platforms to ...

Instagram is flooded with hundreds of AI-generated influencers who are stealing videos from real models and adult content creators, giving them AI-generated faces, and monetizing their bodies with ...

A hacker has pulled back the curtain on a venture-backed startup quietly flooding Instagram with AI-generated personalities, exposing a hidden economy where synthetic “people” are hired to sell ...

This month, U.K.-based online creator platform Fanvue announced the top ten finalists of the inaugural "Miss AI" beauty pageant, and none of them are real. The contestants only exist on social media ...

You probably know what an “influencer” is — people with large, highly engaged social media followings who have the power to sway beliefs and purchasing decisions. But you might not have yet heard of ...