Olivia Moore, a tech investor, created an AI-generated influencer named Janie as part of a social experiment to see how people react to content generated by artificial intelligence. Janie was generated from a single image and created TikTok videos that averaged tens of thousands of views per video. The experiment took place during the University of Alabama's Bama Rush sorority recruitment process, where 2,500 prospective new members post videos online. Moore used ChatGPT to generate all of Janie's content, including "outfit of the day" videos and dance clips.
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19-year-old student named Janie, who participated in Bama Rush at the University of Alabama's annual sorority recruitment, created an AI-generated TikTok account that went viral among thousands of viewers. Janie's AI-generated account averaged tens of thousands of views per video, mirroring the real experiences of over 2,500 prospective new members (PNMs) who also posted outfit-of-the-day videos and house visit recaps on social media. The experiment aimed to test how people react when they discover that an AI-generated influencer is behind a popular online presence.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping the kinds of content we consume, from books and op-eds written with AI to films generated by it.
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But nowhere is this shift more visible than on social media, where it has become increasingly difficult to tell what’s real and what’s not.
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As AI becomes more ubiquitous on these platforms, what happens when people realize something they’re engaging with was made using it?
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Olivia Moore, a tech investor, set out to test that question by creating an AI-generated influencer and watching how people reacted.
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Read her piece to see what it reveals about how people engage with AI once they know it’s there.
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Earlier this month, a 19-year-old, curly-haired student named Janie went through Bama Rush, the University of Alabama’s annual sorority recruitment.
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Like many of the 2,500 prospective new members (PNMs), she posted “outfit of the day” videos, breathless recaps of house visits, and clips fumbling her way through trending dances on social media.
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Janie created a TikTok account just for rush, and within a week, she was averaging tens of thousands of views per video.
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She was born out of a single image generated by ChatGPT, and every one of her videos was prompted by me.
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Janie worked, in large part, because of RushTok, the annually occurring online spectacle surrounding Alabama’s sorority recruitment.
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Every August, thousands of college women go through an arduous process to join one of the University of Alabama’s sororities, moving through a series of themed rounds of interviews with current members.
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The process culminates in “bid day,” when PNMs open offers of membership.
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