“The program, which is in its early stages of testing and known as ‘Creator A.I.,’ would allow influencers to chat with fans through direct messages on the social network and potentially through Instagram comments in the future, according to five people briefed on the company’s plans. The program will essentially be a chatbot that mimics the ‘voice’ of the Instagram influencer to respond to fans, the people said.” Sapna Maheshwari and Mike Isaac in NYT (Gift Article): Instagram is testing a program that offers its top influencers the ability to interact with their followers over direct messages using a chatbot. (This product provides an opportunity to test AI’s authenticity. Just ask the celebrity AI, “Is there anything more depressing than this?” If it answers, No, we’ve reached the Singularity.)