2024-07-11 20:57:51
Kenza Laly at her virtual coronation.Picture: instagram/kenza.layli
11.07.2024, 22:5712.07.2024, 00:12
Kenza Layli is the most beautiful virtual woman in the artificial intelligence universe. This was decided by a jury made up of real people and AI generated people. Layli beat nine contestants in the final with France’s Lalina Valina and Portugal’s Olivia C in second and third place.
Narrowly won: Lalina Valina.
“Winning the Miss AI election gives me more motivation to continue my work to advance AI technology,” Layli said in her victory speech on social media. And further:
«AI is not just a tool; it is a transformative force capable of transforming industries, challenging norms and creating opportunities that have never existed before. In the future, I will work to promote diversity and inclusion in this field and to ensure that everyone has a place at the table of technological progress.”
This is what it looks like when the winner speaks.
Created by Myriam Bessa, founder of Phoenix AI agency, Layli is a virtual influencer. The Moroccan figure has more than 200,000 followers on Instagram and 45,000 likes on TikTok.
According to the company, “Miss AI” was not awarded to the fictional woman, but to the person who created the best AI influence. Judging was based on three categories: beauty, technical expertise in the use of AI tools and access to social media. The AI women also had to answer typical questions for beauty pageants – like how they would make the world a better place.
Olivia C – third place winner in the competition.
The evaluation was done by a jury of four. Represented: pageant expert Sally-Ann Fawcett, PR consultant Andrew Bloch and two AI influencers Aitana Lopez and Emily Pellegrini.
Often rarely covered: the impact of Aitana Lopez’s AI.
Criticism of the event
“Miss AI” made international headlines – often negative ones. Experts fear that such images would lead to an increased standardization of beauty ideals. “I think we’re losing touch more and more with unedited facial expressions,” AI expert Kerry McInerney told CNN. She says:
“When it comes to beauty norms, these tools take existing beauty norms that are sexually active, anti-fat and anti-color.”
Meanwhile, the World AI Creator Awards team that runs the competition is fighting back in a report by “Time” against the allegations. The women should “represent real people,” the team says. It is not about promoting unrealistic standards. “It took decades for traditional beauty pageants to become more representative, but AI can do this at high speed, which is very exciting.”
It is not surprising that many of the participants are bare skin: the Fanvue platform is one of the co-organizers of the competition. This is a platform where you can see intimate photos of AI people for a fee. According to Fortune magazine, AI influencer Emily Pellegrini generated $23,000 through Fanvue in January. (dab)
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