Andy BaioJust found this browsing Twitch’s “AI” tag: a 24/7 livestream of deepfaked Twitch streamers and obnoxious personalities (e.g. Elon Musk, Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro) answering questions from chat. It’s very uncanny valley: avatars move around, drink water, etc. https://www.twitch.tv/atheneaiheroes
Material for the deepfaked video/audio/dialogue is all crowdsourced in their Discord: video clips, voice clips, catch phrases, details on their personal opinions and biography…
Ughhh, just learned the guy behind this is a streamer turned manipulative/abusive cult leader and crypto scammer. People Make Games did a year-long exposé on him in 2019. (thx, @map) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgNXJQ88lfk
Investigating Athene, the Youtuber Who Started a Religion
Samantha Cole dug into the story behind the AI deepfake talk show. “The stream is the product of volunteers working commune-style for an organization called The Singularity Group… One of the Singularity Group’s goals is to pave the way to a Universal Basic Income through crypto-token-based play to earn mobile games.” https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvmwym/twitch-stream-of-ai-generated-celebrities-athene
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