Is Technology Going Too Far With This Computer-Generated Instagram Model?
Meet Miquela Sousa, a ‘looks real but isn’t’ 19 year old American Brazilian Instagram influencer, musical artist, and internet phenomenon who lives in California. You can find her music singles on Spotify and iTunes, she appears to go to the most exclusive and coolest club in LA and is friends with famous (real) people. Nobody knows who created her or why. She has peaked the interest of many people but is technology going to far by creating this fake social media star?
She contributes to the unrealistic beauty standards perpetuated online
She’s a computerized human with no acne, no blackheads, no wrinkles, a small waist, and no cellulite. She has ‘perfect’ Western physical features that even models or actresses can’t compete against. Normal people already have problems with the Instagram models and influencers that are real but Miquela’s artificial looks and ever-changing wardrobe, she does not help the cause of the unattainable beauty standards perpetuated online.
