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A Venture Capitalist Spent $100 Creating A Fake Sorority Girl. TikTok Didn’t Notice.

An a16z partner created a fictional 19-year-old sorority girl named Janie for Bama Rush using ChatGPT and $100 in AI credits, and within a week, the fake account gained 1,300 followers on TikTok without being detected. The venture capitalist's experiment highlights the ease with which AI-generated personas can deceive social media users.

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A Venture Capitalist Spent $100 Creating A Fake Sorority Girl. TikTok Didn’t Notice.
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By Anisha Sircar, ContributorSource:

Forbes InnovationAn a16z partner created a fictional 19-year-old for Bama Rush using ChatGPTand $100 in AI credits. Within a week, "Janie" racked up 1,300 followers.Get AI news in your inbox

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