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 is a bad role model for young girls
Because of her perfect Western looks and her luxurious lifestyle, Miquela does not help young girls feel good about themselves. She might call herself an advocate for Black Lives Matter, transgender people, and body acceptance but what she portrays online is a thoughtless, vapid and unoriginal Instagram model that you can find through any hashtags. Her Instagram page consists mostly of pictures of her, in clothes normal people can’t afford.
