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The Clueless, a Spanish influencer agency, has ventured into the realm of artificial intelligence to create its own virtual influencer, Aitana, who is now recognized as the first Spanish AI model. Frustrated by the challenges posed by human models and influencers, such as egos and high costs, the agency sought to establish a more reliable and cost-effective alternative.

Diana Núñez, co-founder of The Clueless, said that the inspiration to create Aitana arose from the escalating expenses associated with influencers; The agency aimed to reduce reliance on human influencers and inadvertently “created a monster” (a beautiful one, as Núñez describes).

Aitana’s development involved several months of experimentation with different looks until the agency found the winning combination.

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Aitana has amassed 138,000 followers on Instagram, where she is portrayed as a digital creator. Despite the revelation that she is an AI creation, many followers continue to express their affection for her. The key to Aitana’s success lies in crafting a relatable personality that fosters a genuine connection with her audience.

Financially, the venture has proven highly lucrative for The Clueless, with Aitana generating an average monthly income of €3,000 ($3,300) and, on one occasion, reaching €10,000 ($10,900). The majority of this income comes from social media ads, and Aitana has also secured a role as an ambassador for a sports supplement brand.

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While the agency has faced challenges with real-life models, they do not envision AI alternatives completely replacing them. However, Núñez envisions a future where followers could have personalized experiences with Aitana through virtual reality glasses, emphasizing the need for respect and affection in treating the virtual personality as if she were a real person.

Aitana is not the only AI influencer in the industry; other virtual models and influencers, such as those from Brazil and LA, have gained substantial followings on social media. The emergence of AI influencers raises ethical debates surrounding technology, labor, and human control, highlighting the complex dynamics of this nascent industry.

Aitana, The First Spanish AI Model, Is Earning Thousands Monthly

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The Clueless, a Spanish influencer agency, has ventured into the realm of artificial intelligence to create its own virtual influencer, Aitana, who is now recognized as the first Spanish AI model. Frustrated by the challenges posed by human models and influencers, such as egos and high costs, the agency sought to establish a more reliable and cost-effective alternative.

Diana Núñez, co-founder of The Clueless, said that the inspiration to create Aitana arose from the escalating expenses associated with influencers; The agency aimed to reduce reliance on human influencers and inadvertently “created a monster” (a beautiful one, as Núñez describes).

Aitana’s development involved several months of experimentation with different looks until the agency found the winning combination.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Aitana Lopez (@fit_aitana)

Aitana has amassed 138,000 followers on Instagram, where she is portrayed as a digital creator. Despite the revelation that she is an AI creation, many followers continue to express their affection for her. The key to Aitana’s success lies in crafting a relatable personality that fosters a genuine connection with her audience.

Financially, the venture has proven highly lucrative for The Clueless, with Aitana generating an average monthly income of €3,000 ($3,300) and, on one occasion, reaching €10,000 ($10,900). The majority of this income comes from social media ads, and Aitana has also secured a role as an ambassador for a sports supplement brand.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Aitana Lopez (@fit_aitana)

While the agency has faced challenges with real-life models, they do not envision AI alternatives completely replacing them. However, Núñez envisions a future where followers could have personalized experiences with Aitana through virtual reality glasses, emphasizing the need for respect and affection in treating the virtual personality as if she were a real person.

Aitana is not the only AI influencer in the industry; other virtual models and influencers, such as those from Brazil and LA, have gained substantial followings on social media. The emergence of AI influencers raises ethical debates surrounding technology, labor, and human control, highlighting the complex dynamics of this nascent industry.

Aitana, The First Spanish AI Model, Is Earning Thousands Monthly

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There are tons of great gaming deals floating around this Cyber Monday but few are better than one we’ve spotted for the Xbox Series X. After you apply a $49 coupon at Amazon, Microsoft’s most powerful gaming console is available for $400. That’s a record low price for the system — you could even put the savings toward a few months of Game Pass access. You’ll probably need to act quickly if you’re interested, though. There’s no telling when this deal will vanish.

Along with the PlayStation 5 (which has its own Cyber Monday Deals), the Xbox Series X is your top choice for a current game console. There are a few factors to consider when buying a gaming system. If you need something more portable, a Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck is the way to go. If you prefer Sony’s formula of polished single-player adventures like The Last of Us or Spider-Man, the PlayStation 5 is likely your best option. Still, it’s hard to beat the combination of power, 4K gaming, game library and price that the Xbox Series X offers.

The value of an Xbox Series X gets even better if you have an Xbox Game Pass or Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Xbox Game Pass ($11 per month) grants you access to a vast library of games on your console, including third-party titles. You’ll be able to play every first-party game at no extra cost on its release day too. Game Pass Ultimate ($17 per month) adds online multiplayer and access to the PC Game Pass library, Xbox Cloud Gaming and EA Play (i.e. an extra batch of games from that publisher).

Xbox Game Pass includes hundreds of titles from major first-party games like the Halo series, Starfield, Minecraft, Doom Eternal and Forza Horizon 5 to stellar indies such as Hollow Knight, Jusant, Celeste and Cocoon. There are plenty of big-time third-party games available through the subscription too, including Assassin’s Creed Origins, Mortal Kombat 11, Madden NFL 23 and Grand Theft Auto V.

Best of all, you won’t need to wait for those to download to your Xbox Series X if you have a Game Pass Ultimate subscription. You can check many of them out via cloud streaming to decide whether it’s worth downloading them.

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This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cyber-monday-deal-brings-the-xbox-series-x-down-to-a-record-low-of-400-on-amazon-185303684.html?src=rss

Tesla sued Sweden’s transportation agency and postal service on Monday over a union strike blocking the company’s license plate deliveries in the country. The workers are striking to demand the non-unionized automaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, a standard practice that mechanics’ union IF Metall describes as “the backbone of the Swedish model.” However, the Swedish Transport Agency says it already received an interim decision from a district court ordering it to consent within seven days to Tesla’s request to collect license plates or face hefty fines. The agency says it’s too early to say what exactly that means for the standoff.

The Associated Press reported Monday that Tesla, which delivered over 9,000 EVs to Swedish customers in 2022, described the actions of The Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen) as a “unique attack” on the US company. Tesla’s lawsuit reportedly urges a district court to fine the Swedish Transport Agency 1 million kronor (US$95,803) while allowing Tesla to “retrieve license plates.” The registrations are held up because workers at state-owned postal service PostNord stopped supplying the plates to Tesla after its workers joined the strike.

The lawsuit allegedly claims the Swedish Transport Agency refused the automaker’s request to pick up the license plates itself or, failing that, send them through a different channel. Reuters reports Tesla filed two lawsuits: one against the Swedish Transport Agency and another against PostNord.

In a statement to Engadget, Swedish Transport Agency spokesperson Ann-Sofie Masth confirmed the lawsuit and revealed the court’s interim decision. “The Swedish Transport Agency has now received an interim decision from the Norrköping district court to consent within 7 days to Tesla collecting license plates directly from our sign manufacturer. It appears from the decision that our sign manufacturer has announced that it is prepared to provide the signs directly to Tesla, provided that the Swedish Transport Agency agrees to this. We at the Swedish Transport Agency now need to analyze the announcement and assess what consequences this has for us and what measures might need to be taken to implement the decision. It is currently too early to say exactly what that would mean.”

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Tesla, not exactly a union-friendly company, has a policy against signing collective bargaining agreements, claiming its employees already have equal or better terms than what the union proposed. The argument that it takes good enough care of its employees to void the need for a union echoes one Tesla CEO Elon Musk made in 2017 when accused of allegations of poor working conditions and low pay at the company’s Fremont, CA factory.

IF Metall, Sweden’s most prominent manufacturing union, began striking on October 27. Although Tesla doesn’t have a manufacturing plant in the country, it has several service centers, which stopped working on Tesla vehicles after going on strike. Other unions in the Nordic nation, including dockworkers, cleaners and electricians, have joined the strike in an act of unity. A component maker joined the unions on Friday in a sympathy action.

In Tesla’s court filing, the company reportedly described the decision as “a unique attack on a company operating in Sweden,” claiming the refusal to deliver the license plates would affect “a large number of consumers who ordered a new car from Tesla.”

In a statement to The AP, an IF Metall representative said, “We are doing this for the sake of our members, to ensure that they have safe working conditions.” A Swedish Transportation Agency spokesperson reportedly told Reuters, “We at the Swedish Transport Agency do not share this view and therefore Tesla has decided to have the issue tested in court, which is their right.”

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/tesla-sues-sweden-for-blocking-license-plate-deliveries-during-labor-strike-190547427.html?src=rss