World's first AI model has given her first ever interview
Topics: Artificial Intelligence, World News, Beauty
Anish Vij
Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@ginastewartofficial
Topics: Artificial Intelligence, World News, Beauty
A woman developed by artificial intelligence has become the world's first AI model and has even landed a contract with a modelling agency.
Meet Gina Stewart - she has blonde hair, blue eyes, big curves and is 28-years-old.
Oh, and she's not actually real.
The AI model was created by the 'world's hottest grandma' who is a 52-year-old Playboy bunny, also named Gina.
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"The funny thing is the men love it," the Australian creator told Daily Mail. "The AI models are glamorous, beautiful and desirable, like Playboy models of the 90s.
"I guess it’s a similar concept to superheroes; everyone loves and has a favorite superhero, they go to the movies to watch, admire and obsess over them.
"They want to be them, but they are not real. It’s a fantasy and an escape from reality."
Explaining how AI Gina was created, the mum-of-four said: "While traveling this summer in the US, I took a break from taking photos on social media."
The grandmother, who was using OnlyFans to make her money, added: "I was getting tired of setting up shots, hair, nails, makeup, clothing etc and all the time it takes from my day and the stress involved. I thought there must be a better way to work this if I needed a break.
"I looked into AI and collaborated with an incredible artist on Instagram.
"We used 1,000 real photos of myself from all angles and naked, trained a deep learning program through stable diffusion, and cloned me.
"Initially, it was a bit of fun, so I started posting the AI version of myself on social media as a replacement for myself every day for a month, and then something funny happened. People loved her, and support started flowing in.
"A car magazine approached me to use my ai for the cover of its magazine. So I accepted and was offered a 14-page pictorial.
"It’s the latest edition 105 Autobabes magazine available in print and digitally worldwide.
"Instantly, I became the world's first real-life female model to have an AI magazine cover making history."
The wellness couch, who remains in tremendously good shape, said: "The beauty is I can sit on a beach in Malibu and create an AI model for a BMW campaign standing next to the car in front of the Eiffel Tower.
"Saving manpower, and time and being highly efficient. I don’t have to wait for the weather, makeup or lighting. I don’t need taxis, hire cars, air travel, hotels, clothing etc.
"I believe in sustainability and doing something good for the environment. So this way, I am not using huge resources."
Fair play.