AI-Powered 'Soccer Mom' Sparks Creativity and Concern
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Lena Anderson is a fictional soccer mom powered by AI that can have detailed conversations.
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Other AI characters like Jason Smith and Ashley Thompson discuss ideas for engaging MLS audiences.
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The company Fantasy creates synthetic humans using AI to help businesses generate and test ideas.
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Fantasy's bots have produced novel ideas and made real people more creative in focus groups.
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Experts warn anthropomorphizing AI is powerful but problematic, though companies are pursuing it.
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