Gaming Youtuber Kwebbelkop Retires, Clones Himself With AI (1)
Kwebbelkop, a popular gaming YouTuber, has retired after 11 years on the platform and has replaced himself with an AI clone to continue running his channel. This bold experiment marks the first public instance of its kind and raises questions about the future of online stardom.
He actually did it… In June, the popular Youtuber made threats to replace himself with an AI clone. Many doubted him. It looks like AI avatars are officially disrupting online stardom.
Kwebbelkop @Kwebbelkop · 17 Jun 2023 · link 🔗
After 11 years on the platform, I’m ready to retire as a YouTuber.
I’ve successfully cloned myself and will have ai run my YouTube channel.
This is a very open and public experiment and I’ll be the first creator to do this. (As far as I know)
The AI-powered clone aims to maintain the community Kwebbelkop built over the years without doing all the heavy lifting. The two AI releases have views similar to recent human-powered videos, but it remains to be seen how the AI clone will hold up over time.
