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Ultimately, the "Tenshi Deepfake" became a cautionary tale in the creator economy. While the technology could mimic her voice and makeup style

For VTubers — creators who stream and produce content using animated avatars instead of revealing their real faces — deepfakes present an especially pernicious threat. While VTubers already enjoy anonymity regarding their physical appearance, deepfake technology can exploit their digital personas, voices, and even the "human behind the avatar" in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago.

The VTubers involved had no control over how their voices were being exploited, what they were made to say, or how widely such content spread. As one report noted, "the phenomenon sweeping the VTuber community shares similarities with the current outbreak of AI deepfake content of female streamers."