This girl is the world’s first Miss AI contest winner

An impossibly beautiful elegant lady has just become winner of a beauty contest. But she is not a real person, for she is Kenza Layli, winner of world’s first Miss AI contest.

Kenza is created by Myriam Bessa, the founder of Morocco based Phoenix AI agency. The influencer platform Fanvue facilitated the contest .

Kenza beat out 1,500 other virtual contestants to reach the top spot. Two other AI personalities Lalina, created in France, and Olivia C, created in Portugal became two runners up.

Some people however raised concerns about the contest. “Yet another stepping stone on the road to objectifying women with AI,” Hugging Face AI researcher Dr. Sasha Luccioni said.

An AI-generated image of “Miss AI” award winner “Kenza Layli” (left) and an unidentified AI-generated woman beside her. (arstechnica.com)

How the winner was chosen

Judges choose winners based on three things: beauty, tech, and social media popularity. Beauty includes how they look and how well they answer questions like “If you could have one dream to make the world a better place, what would it be?”

Judges gave tech points based on how good creators are at using the AI model and creating detailed visuals . Social media popularity means how many followers they have on social media and how much they interact with their fans. Two judges themselves however look like AI generated.

A view of the four “Miss AI” contest judges, captured from the contest’s website (arstechnica.com)

Concerns

However many around the world raised doubts regarding the contest as it might adversely affect how young girls might see themselves. This is because AI generated personalities give unrealistic expectations of beauty.

To sum it up, the Miss AI contest, won by Kenza Layli, showcases technological creativity but raises concerns about unrealistic beauty standards and objectifying women. Balancing innovation with promoting healthy ideals is crucial as AI advances.

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