The gravure idol, YouTuber, and entrepreneur Kuriemi recently gave an interview to Weekly Gendai about the use of generative AI in the gravure industry.
The 31-year-old is the CEO of Pinyokio, a "virtual human" celebrities agency set up in December 2023 with funding from AiHUB, where she serves as CMO.
In July that year, Kuriemi released a digital photo book with AI-generated content based on her image, but its release was cut short after only a few days by Amazon due to legal concerns. A print photo book in which six "creators" used AI to generate images of her was released in ...
