The world's first AI -generated beauty pageant has finally unveiled its shortlist of completely fake models - and they're frighteningly realistic. A staggering 1,500 computerised figures were judged on their beauty, technicalities and clout in the futuristic World AI Creator Awards (WAICAs) launched last month - a dystopian event marking 185 years of pageant history. Now, after much deliberation, the judging panel has announced its top 10 - and they're all vying for the £16,000 ($20,000) prize.
"The awards have shown how engaged creators in the AI space are, and the standard of the shortlist is nothing short of incredible," Will Monange, co-founder at Fanvue , explained. "We estimate there's around 10,000 AI Creators across the world , but what the awards have done is uncover creators none of us were aware of that have compelling backstories, along with talented creators behind them creating content for their fans. "And that's the beauty of the AI creator space - it's enabling creative people to enter the creator economy with their AI-generated creations without having to be the face themselves.
The judges have had their work cut out assessing all the entrants and we're looking forward to the final winners being announced at the end of the month." Fanvue is currently the leading social media platform for AI-generated content creators, with this economy expected to exceed the $1billion mark in 2024. Among its shortlist are an array of eerily lifelike creators from Morocco, Fr.
