In this episode, Will sits down with Maggie Sin, the CEO and Co-founder of MyCompanions.ai. She shares her journey from being an influencer to leveraging AI to address the pain points in fan engagement and monetization, ethical considerations, how current engagements are being outsourced to the Philippines, mental health and the loneliness pandemic, and more. 

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LINKS

https://mycompanions.ai/

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Exploring the creator economy and AI's role

(01:07) Welcome to Autopilot: The AI and Automation Podcast

(01:54) Maggie's journey: From influencer to AI entrepreneur

(04:07) The evolution of social media and creator-fan interaction

(06:30) Current state of engagements being outsourced to Philippines

(11:42) The future of AI in enhancing creator-fan engagement

(19:15) Voice and video: The next frontier in AI interaction

(32:06) The mental health debate: AI's impact on social media addiction and loneliness

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