Influencers Take AI Money and Comment Section Roasts, Regret Not Paid More
KEY POINTS
- •In summer 2026, OpenAI hosted influencers at a luxury resort in Upstate New York promoting ChatGPT Work, which sparked backlash.
- •Creators like Cliff Tan faced mixed responses after promoting ByteDance’s Dreamina Seedance 2.5 AI tool for design animation.
- •AI companies pay creators high rates, even adding 20-30% premiums, while some influencers avoid AI or publicly disclaim minimal usage.
In the summer of 2026, OpenAI tried to lure influencers to an Upstate New York luxury 'Summer Camp' where they dined on farm-to-table and learned about honey, only to get roasted harder than a reality TV reject calling it a 'nice spot for a data center.' Meanwhile, interior design creator Cliff Tan got dunked on for using ByteDance's Dreamina Seedance 2.5 AI to animate. Despite threats of unfollows and 'morally bankrupt' clapbacks, AI giants like Higgsfield AI offer influencers 5-7 figure deals plus 20-30% premiums as PR fire extinguishers. Creators like Billy Young go full Renaissance man, hand-drawing 1,800 frames just to avoid the 'AI slop' stigma, while everyone secretly uses ChatGPT and CapCut because, spoiler, no one can escape the apocalypse of algorithms.
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(1 of 3)Nothing says 'I made questionable life choices' like taking 7-figure AI deals just to read 'morally bankrupt' in comments. At least Cliff Tan got paid less than his dignity cost him.
AI influencers playing Frogger in comment sections filled with pixelated angry mobs while hedge funds laugh all the way to the Instagram bank.
When your artistic critic calls your ByteDance promo 'disappointing,' but the real disappointment is you didn’t charge more upfront.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/20/2026 | Author: Sydney Bradley,Dan Whateley
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