OpenArt, Fanvue, and ElevenLabs have launched a month-long "AI Personality of the Year" contest, putting prize money behind the creators who build and operate AI influencers.
This is not a stunt. It follows AI beauty pageants and AI music contests, tracing a clear line from novelty to industry. The organizers frame it explicitly around commercial and cultural clout, not creativity for its own sake.
The full piece is worth reading for the prize structure and what it reveals about how platforms are now competing to own the AI creator economy before it consolidates.
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