Prediction: AI Is Just Getting Started. In 2023, It Will Begin to Power Influencer Content

Blake Michael
Blake Michael is an actor and entrepreneur, having starred in film and TV from Disney Channel to Netflix. He is a partner at CreatorLed Ventures, the venture firm for influencers, and the chief evangelist officer of creator economy startup Lumanu. He has over 5 million fans on social media.
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Evan Xie

From privacy concerns to the death of the college essay, there have been many questions and controversies surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) — but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming one of the most consequential technologies of the past year. In 2023, this powerful force will continue to accelerate, and make its way into a sector in which far fewer people are considering its impact: the creator economy.


A New Frontier

For the past few years, AI has been on the rise, with a number of major tech companies undertaking research and development initiatives. In 2023, AI is set to see a massive acceleration in popularity and prevalence.

In fact, its hold on social media is already underway. Just look at Lensa, a generative AI application that allows users to upload 10 to 20 photos of themselves.For $2.99, the app will provide you with 15 completely original AI-generated digital portraits. However, Lensa has quickly gotten into hot water due to concerns over privacy as well as the possibility that the AI is actually “stealing” images from artists. This hasn’t slowed its popularity though; the app is reportedly making more than $1M per day from in-app purchases.

Another example is ChatGPT, a natural language processing chatbot created by OpenAI. Launched in late November, the program already has over one million users. ChatGPT uses a powerful language model to generate human-like responses to user queries. When asked what ChatGPT is capable of writing, the program itself responded, “It is capable of generating a wide range of text, including responses to questions, descriptions of objects or events, and even longer pieces of text such as stories or text.” Users have also reported that it can write scripts, complex Python code and other language-based tasks.

However, ChatGPT, like most other widely available AI-based programs, has its limitations. When asked about the drawbacks of using AI to create content, ChatGPT wrote, “One of the main drawbacks of using AI to create content is that the resulting content may lack originality and creativity. Because AI algorithms are designed to mimic human behavior, they can often produce content that is similar to what a human might create, but they may not be able to come up with truly unique ideas.”

Although, for now, its uses are somewhat limited, ChatGPT has given the public a taste of the potential of these generative AI tools — and they improve each day with more training.

Enhancing the Creative Process

One inevitable application of AI’s potential is in content creation. In 2023, AI will begin to power influencer content in a meaningful way, from concept creation to performance analytics.

Imagine a world where a creator can take care of every aspect of their job using one program — brainstorming concepts, writing scripts, developing production processes, generating photo and video content, editing, analyzing performance and more. While there isn’t yet one program for all these processes, AI can still be used in virtually all avenues of content creation to generate optimized content that resonates with an influencer’s target audience.

One way AI can assist in content creation is by providing data-driven insights. AI can quickly analyze large amounts of data and identify patterns that can be used to inform the content creation process, such as which keywords to target or which topics to write about for maximum impact. Another way AI can assist in content creation is by automating certain tasks associated with content creation such as formatting, spellchecking and keyword optimization. It can even provide automated responses to comments and messages, helping influencers stay engaged with their audience. It’s easy to see how every corner of content creation can be impacted by AI.

The Future of the Creator

Burnout is one of the biggest issues in the creator economy, and it’s one that sees a solution on the horizon as consumer-facing AI programs become more prevalent. Imagine inputting one prompt and having an AI program take care of the rest. Not only could this maximize an influencer’s potential for growth, but it can also reduce headcount for larger teams and even spawn an entirely new brand of creator.

Virtual influencers like Lil Miquela are already racking up millions of followers, even though they’re not real people. These CGI influencers are computer-generated characters that have the look, personality and tone of a real human, but they’re powered by a tech team behind the scenes. In the near future, these virtual influencers could operate autonomously as AI-generated “people,” or we may begin to see a hybrid version of this concept with real influencers using AI tools to create content featuring a look, location or action they wouldn’t otherwise be able to achieve.

AI can be used to automate and improve a number of content creation processes, with enormous potential for disrupting and enhancing the creator economy. In 2023, these tools will advance even more becoming capable of helping influencers quickly and easily create high-quality, engaging content that resonates with their target audience. T

** This article was not written by chatGPT.

LA Tech Week 2026: Sunday’s Event Lineup

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LA Tech Week 2026 closes Sunday with one final day of events across Los Angeles. We have organized the remaining lineup by neighborhood so you can finish the week with a few last conversations before everyone returns to their regularly scheduled inboxes.

ARTS DISTRICT

12:00 PM

CARSON

12:00 PM

CULVER CITY

9:00 AM

  • Women in Cleantech & Sustainability Hike and Network: See Details Here
    Women in Cleantech & Sustainability

6:00 PM

  • Founders pitch competition: See Details Here
    Biomorphix solutions, Nightingale regenerative

HOLLYWOOD

10:00 AM

4:00 PM

  • AI International: Film, Music Video & Micro-Drama: See Details Here
    AI International Film Festivals

MID CITY

1:00 PM

OTHER

12:00 PM

  • ORGANIC LIFE LABS™ PRESENTS THE ALIGNMENT LAB: The Science of human performance: See Details Here
    The Blue Room Collective

SANTA MONICA

8:00 AM

1:00 PM

6:00 PM

SOUTH LA

2:00 PM

  • Future Builders : Family STEM Day: See Details Here
    Black L.A. Tech Week (Community Collective)

VENICE

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

  • How to Raise Funds to Fund Any Business Using Digital Products.: See Details Here
    DN Events

VIRTUAL

5:00 PM

WEST HOLLYWOOD

3:00 PM

Each session provides unique opportunities to gain insights, network, and explore various fields of tech innovation. For updates or more event information, visit the official Tech Week calendar.

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LA Tech Week 2026: Saturday’s Event Lineup

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LA Tech Week 2026 heads into the weekend Saturday with more opportunities to learn, meet fellow builders and explore what is being created across the region. Browse the day’s events by neighborhood below and find the gatherings worth leaving the house for.

ARTS DISTRICT

5:30 PM

BEL AIR

5:00 PM

CULVER CITY

10:00 AM

1:00 PM

4:00 PM

DOWNTOWN

11:00 AM

2:00 PM

  • South Asians in Space, Physical AI: See Details Here
    american south asian network

5:00 PM

7:00 PM

HOLLYWOOD

8:00 PM

INGLEWOOD

10:00 PM

LONG BEACH

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

LOS FELIZ

8:30 AM

  • Griffith Observatory Hike with Longevity Cities & Don't Die LA: See Details Here
    Longevity Cities

MALIBU

5:00 PM

MARINA DEL RAY

9:30 AM

  • The Brazen Capital Walk: Connecting Women, Capital & Opportunity: See Details Here
    BrazenEra

6:00 PM

  • Build an AI workflow editor, natively in Angular: See Details Here
    Workflow Builder

SANTA MONICA

7:00 AM

  • Founders Running Club Run in Santa Monica: See Details Here
    Founders Running Club, MongoDb

9:00 AM

  • MOLTEN - Spatial hackathon (ElevenLabs, AssemblyAI, Rokoko, Datafeel...): See Details Here
    Field Lab

2:00 PM

3:30 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

SOUTH LA

7:00 PM

THE VALLEY

7:30 PM

UCLA

11:00 AM

USC

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

VENICE

8:00 AM

  • Open Air Health Tech: See Details Here
    Open Air Health Tech, Bowshock, Govitamins App

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

6:00 PM

  • Bots, Bytes & Bubbles Benefit: See Details Here
    Distinguished Minds Institute dba thinqueBytes®

VIRTUAL

9:00 AM

  • Ask a VP of Sales: Live GTM Office Hours for Early-Stage B2B Founders: See Details Here
    Kat Rucker Consulting Group

11:00 AM

WEST HOLLYWOOD

11:00 AM

  • The 10x Engineer Showed Up. The 10x Organization Didn't.: See Details Here
    Workflow Builder, Tentaro

3:00 PM

WESTSIDE

11:00 AM

2:00 PM

  • Graphic Design & Digital Printing Meetup: See Details Here
    Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More of West LA

7:00 PM

WESTWOOD

12:00 PM

Each session provides unique opportunities to gain insights, network, and explore various fields of tech innovation. For updates or more event information, visit the official Tech Week calendar.

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LA Tech Week 2026: Friday’s Event Lineup

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The workweek may be winding down, but LA Tech Week 2026 is not finished yet. Friday’s events are organized by neighborhood below, making it easier to choose where to spend the day before the week shifts into its weekend programming.

ARTS DISTRICT

9:00 AM

7:00 PM

BEL AIR

10:30 AM

  • Bel Air Mansion Creative Brunch: Investors, & Artists: See Details Here
    Amino Capital

BEVERLY HILLS

8:00 AM

  • Founders & Builders: Morning Walk/Run + Coffee Meetup: See Details Here
    FitMatchLA
  • Music-Tech : Move with the Global Ikon & Lululemon: See Details Here
    The Global Ikon

8:00 PM

BRENTWOOD

8:30 AM

CULVER CITY

8:30 AM

  • Where, not How: a Roundtable on Scaling AI Adoption: See Details Here
    Mellonhead, Gamma

11:30 AM

4:00 PM

DOWNTOWN

12:30 PM

  • Rocket Launch: A USC Builders Night by TroyLabs: See Details Here
    TroyLabs - USC's premier startup accelerator

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

  • Inner Alignment: Experience Self-trust in Navigating Complexity: See Details Here
    Meridian Collective

2:30 PM

  • From Story to Revenue: How AI Is Reshaping Microdrama: See Details Here
    Storyverse, Soulscape

3:00 PM

  • Reinventing AI Infrastructure: See Details Here
    Karmel Capital, The University of Michigan Ross School of Business

5:00 PM

  • Built Different: Outliers, Underdogs and the Next Breakout: See Details Here
    Forty.5 Capital Ventures

5:30 PM

6:00 PM

  • The Music AI Can't Hear: What's Actually Missing from the Future of Sound: See Details Here
    Motif

6:30 PM

  • HR & PEOPLE LEADERS ROOFTOP HAPPY HOUR . Leadership Signals: See Details Here
    Speech & Mind

EL SEGUNDO

7:00 PM

HOLLYWOOD

10:00 PM

HOLLYWOOD HILLS

12:00 PM

  • Early stage co-founder matching: Virtual Speed Networking: See Details Here
    Kept

INGLEWOOD

7:00 PM

MARINA DEL RAY

3:00 PM

  • South Asians Shaping Digital Media: See Details Here
    american south asian network

7:00 PM

  • Tech Industry Speed Networking Marina Del Rey: See Details Here
    Los Angeles Fun Events
  • The New Wave: The Future of Hollywood In the Age of AI: See Details Here
    american south asian network

MID CITY

8:00 AM

OTHER

8:30 AM

  • Wedbush Ventures x Women in Product Breakfast: See Details Here
    Wedbush Ventures

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

2:30 PM

5:00 PM

  • Get Wired with Senra Systems!: See Details Here
    Senra Systems, Lowercarbon, Stifel

6:00 PM

6:30 PM

7:00 PM

PASADENA

12:00 PM

4:00 PM

  • Pasadena Ascends: VIP Closing Reception, Hosted by Wedbush: See Details Here
    Innovate Pasadena

PLAYA VISTA

10:00 AM

  • AI LAX Summit - Culture meets AI: See Details Here
    Governlayer.AI, AILAXSUMMIT.com, Google

6:00 PM

SANTA MONICA

8:15 AM

8:30 AM

  • Silicon Beach Volleyball Social: See Details Here
    Holland & Knight, JP Morgan, Mucker Capital

10:00 AM

  • Gen AI Observability for Engineering Leaders: See Details Here
    Amazon Web Services

11:00 AM

1:00 PM

  • Future of Photography : Discussing the future of image capture and IP protection. Cigar Lounge: See Details Here
    VICEVERSA EDITIONS
  • Self-Host Frontier AI: Running Open-Weight Models on AWS: See Details Here
    Amazon Web Services

3:00 PM

5:00 PM

  • Gold House x Speedrun Investors Social: See Details Here
    Gold House Ventures, a16z Speedrun

5:30 PM

  • The Autonomous Playbook: Scaling Revenue faster with AI.: See Details Here
    GrupaAI

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

SUNSET

7:00 PM

UCLA

6:00 PM

  • The Builder's Lounge - Jazz Bar Demo Night with VEST x Cognition: See Details Here
    VEST at UCLA

USC

Fri, Oct 16 · 5:00pm — Sun, Oct 18 · 5:00pm

Fri, Oct 16 · 5:00pm — Sat, Oct 17 · 5:00pm

VENICE

7:30 AM

9:00 AM

  • Content in Tech: Coffee & Creators: See Details Here
    Narrative Content Studio, YT Jobs

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

  • What REALLY Happens After You Raise (But No One Talks About) - Funded Founder Lunch @: See Details Here
    Grow Through Story

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

  • Sell before you build: See Details Here
    USC Entrepreneurship and Venture Management Association

6:00 PM

  • A16Z | ElevenLabs - Official Afterparty: See Details Here
    ElevenLabs, a16z Speedrun

7:00 PM

VIRTUAL

9:00 AM

  • Ask a VP of Sales: Live GTM Office Hours for Early-Stage B2B Founders: See Details Here
    Kat Rucker Consulting Group

11:00 AM

  • Vibe Marketing in the Age of AI Agents: Live Workshop: See Details Here
    Juliet AI, Inc.

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

WEST HOLLYWOOD

11:00 AM

7:00 PM

  • NO HUMAN, NO CREATIVITY? Who Creates Culture Now?: See Details Here
    xVibe AI, HFE Events

WESTWOOD

9:00 AM

  • UCLA Tech + Society Conference: See Details Here
    Easton Technology Management Center

Each session provides unique opportunities to gain insights, network, and explore various fields of tech innovation. For updates or more event information, visit the official Tech Week calendar.

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