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AI-Generated Spoofs of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Are Flooding Instagram and TikTok

The next "Drag Race" Ru-volution doesn't involve Ru at all.

In the Instagramaccount ’s recent season finale, Miss Piggy, wearing an AI-generated drag look, faced off against lover-turned-rival Kermisha Ihman, who had a thick, 40-inch-long ponytail atop her green felt head. AI Drag Race is just one of a burgeoning number of AI-generated accounts popping up on Instagram and TikTok, with creators pitting not just their favorite fictional characters against each other in seasons meant to mimic the original show, but also creating and generating their own queens. While some creators argue what they’re doing is parody, posting what Grimmelmann says are “almost completely useless” (or perhaps pointless) copyright disclaimers absolving themselves on their main Instagram page, others acknowledge that they’re likely building their followings on shaky ground.

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