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She has 165,000 followers on Instagram and recently posted images showing her enjoying the tennis at Wimbledon.
But the ‘model’ whose social media persona became an internet sensation at the championships was actually created by AI.
The posts on Mia Zelu’s Instagram page were so carefully curated that they hoodwinked more than 40,000 people into liking her pictures and leaving comments in the belief that she was real and at the tournament.
With images of her on Centre Court or enjoying a Pimm’s, even Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant was taken in.
The 27-year-old was at Wimbledon but discovered the account he had liked was a fake one and quickly deleted all of his interactions with it.
The online comments by Zelu, who embodied the quintessential Wimbledon look of summery dresses and golden tan, reflect the language used by actual Instagram influencers. In one she asks her followers: ‘Which Wimbledon match was your fave?’
Despite not actually being at the tournament, Zelu also remarked: ‘Still not over the event… but the party’s a whole other game.’
Her creators, who remain anonymous, explain in a profile that she is an ‘AI storyteller’, adding she has a sister called ‘Ana’ with 266,000 followers on her account.
Despite the clear indication that the account is not that of a real person, Zelu’s followers still send her messages – including proposals of marriage.
:<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14923719/Influencer-followers-enjoying-Wimbledon-revealed-AI-creation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14923719/Influencer-followers-enjoying-Wimbledon-revealed-AI-creation.html</a>
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Tinashe Mutuswa

An AI-generated Instagram influencer named Mia Zelu fooled 165,000 followers into believing she was a real person attending Wimbledon. The fake account garnered over 40,000 likes on posts showing her at the tennis tournament, even deceiving celebrities like cricketer Rishabh Pant. Despite being labeled as an 'AI storyteller' in her profile, many followers continue to interact with the account as if she were real, highlighting the sophistication of AI-generated personas and their potential to deceive social media users.

'Influencer' who garnered 165k followers while 'enjoying Wimbledon' is revealed as an AI creation

You can tell from a mile away that it was created with AI.

why is this in <code>daily.dev</code>?? this is pure trash news

I think we need “re-education” camps for simps to bring them into the 21st century. Wild how 30-60 year old men are no wiser than 15 year olds nowadays.

Over 160k simps need to learn a hard lesson.

the average human is just too lazy to even think for a second, meanwhile here we have us psychopaths figuring out that its AI generated like its our manifested destiny. I just love being a programmer, honestly.
Aps strong together!