#artificial intelligence

Replika: the imaginary friend of the digital age

Paper

Wulan Bekker

06/11/2023

11 minutes to read

This article explores the extent to which social relationships with AI chatbots are possible while using Replika as a case study. This research argues that post-digital society’s view on relationships has altered due to AI interactions.

A person using a tablet and stylus to draw

DeviantArt and AI: The showdown between manual playbour and automated playbour

Paper

Pak Wing Ng

27/11/2023

15 minutes to read

By looking at DeviantArt and its no-AI alternative Side 7, the article explores an issue of the security of users' artwork with the rise of AI art generators, as well as the way the platforms deal with artwork protection.

Lil Miquela: the first AI social media influencer

AI Influencers: Celebrities of the Future or a Failed Marketing Product?

Article

Anna Skorodihina

02/11/2022

12 minutes to read

This article explores the new world of AI influencers: are they the future of social media or will they be left in the past? To answer this question, the author looks into the user engagement with content by and about these new influencers.