Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ Follow Jordyn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordyn_christensen/ In this week's episode, we dive into CarynAI, the first "AI chatbot girlfriend" inspired by a content creator, Caryn Marjorie. We first give background on Caryn Marjorie and the tech company, Forever Voices, that helped bring her AI to life. We then dive into how CarynAI works and explore both the ethical implications of AI chatbots based on real-life influencers. We also give our opinions on why people would be interested in building a relationship with AI influencers and how this might impact the parasocial relationships we have with creators moving forward.  Timestamps: 17:30 MrBeast is in the process of purchasing an entire neighbourhood for his employees to live in 24:53 Fans convinced that Kim Kardashian is helping soft-launch Khloe & Tristan Thompson back into the public as a couple 29:00 Breaking down TikTok tattoo-gate  38:16 Caryn AI & AI-generated influencers  38:37 Who is Caryn? 39:15 What is Forever Voices 41:07 What is CarynAI & what are its ethical implications? 45:50 How does CarynAI differ from virtual influencers? 46:43 How CarynAI works 49:00 Why do we think people are into this? 59:00 How AI influencers might impact parasocial relationships Resources: https://nypost.com/2023/05/08/mrbeast-has-slowly-bought-up-a-north-carolina-neighborhood/ https://www.thecut.com/2023/05/kim-kardashian-tristan-thompson-lakers-playoffs.html https://www.iheartmess.com/p/kim-kardashian-is-a-nerd https://www.tiktok.com/@running_mom_of_boys https://centennialworld.com/meet-caryn-ai-an-ai-powered-girlfriend-created-by-snapchat-influencer-caryn-marjorie/  https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/13/caryn-ai-technology-gpt-4/  https://twitter.com/BEASTMODE/status/1638911717341011971  https://twitter.com/cutiecaryn/status/1653310832921530370?s=20 https://twitter.com/omooretweets/status/1657452659920580608/  https://decrypt.co/139633/snapchat-star-caryn-marjorie-ai-girlfriend-carynai https://twitter.com/cutiecaryn/status/1653543015674421248?s=20 https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattklein/2020/11/17/the-problematic-fakery-of-lil-miquela-explained-an-exploration-of-virtual-influencers-and-realness/?sh=60f4c221b8df