Artificial Influencers Are Attracting the Attention of Brands

Prepare to see more virtual models in your Instagram feed

Shudu Gram, a South African Instagram model with flawless dark skin and a perfectly symmetrical face, has garnered 130,000 followers since appearing on the platform a little over a year ago. She’s modeled Fenty Beauty lipstick, and she’s currently penning an editorial for a major online publication.

She also happens to be completely fake. Shudu is the computer-graphic creation of a British artist named Cameron-James Wilson, who intended her as a modest art project before social media fame took hold.

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This story first appeared in the August 20, 2018, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.