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Proposer
Diana Bental
Title
Digital Personalities and Virtual Influencers
Goal
Description
We are increasingly engaging with "digital personalities" online and offline. This project will investigate the use of "digital personalities" and current awareness and attitudes towards Virtual Influences in society. For this project you will survey recent literature about trends in Virtual Influencers and how they are described in popualar media (news, film etc) Build on studies from literature on related technologies such as AI and Bots, and conduct interviews with members of the public to understand their attitudes and concerns. As part of this project you may also implement protoypes or small example systems which demonstrate aspects of influencer system for use in your study.
Resources
Background
Virtual Influencers in the Real World, Logan Kugler Communications of the ACM Volume 66 Issue 3 March 2023 pp 23–25 https://doi.org/10.1145/3579635
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Difficulty Level
Variable
Ethical Approval
Full
Number Of Students
2
Supervisor
Diana Bental
Keywords
Degrees
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
Master of Engineering in Software Engineering
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
Master of Science in Information Technology (Business)
Master of Science in Information Technology (Software Systems)
Master of Science in Software Engineering