Back in my day we just made fan websites
Now you can simulate a phone call with your celebrity crush. A look at how AI bots and voice-cloning technology are remaking fan culture and women's fantasy lives.
This week, I published a piece on The Cut about how chatbots and voice-cloning technology are swiftly changing fandom, celebrity crushes, and women’s fantasy lives. Just to give you a quick snapshot, my article opens with Emma, a 32-year-old who role-plays daily with various bots of her celebrity crush: the singer MGK, a.k.a Machine Gun …