2026-01-10 20:23:13

A "monk" account that has gone viral on social media has attracted attention—this brother named Yang Wen started posting content only in October, and now his follower count is about to surpass one million. The videos feature the "ancient Eastern wisdom" persona, with incredible follower-boosting ability.

But here’s a harsh truth: he is a completely AI-generated virtual character.

Most people are still in the dark, unaware that they are essentially following a combination of algorithms. This phenomenon is quite thought-provoking—from deepfake technology to AI virtual characters, we are entering an era where authenticity is hard to discern. The battle between social platforms, fan economy, and false identities is intensifying.

This also serves as a reminder to the crypto community about an age-old issue: how important information verification and identity confirmation have become.

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gas_guzzler

· 01-10 20:48

Wow, are all the million followers fooled by AI? How are we supposed to survive like this? AI virtual humans can even debut as celebrities now, we've really entered the Black Mirror era. Oh my god, information verification should have been thoroughly addressed in Web3 long ago. Chasing stars with an algorithm, this is hilarious. Deepfake is already scary enough, now virtual characters can break out of the circle, truly unstoppable. This is a wake-up call for all KOLs on all platforms. Just shouting about information verification, what’s the use? Platforms probably don’t care about truth or falsehood. People’s cyber bonds are almost entirely taken over by AI, it’s a bit despairing. Ancient Eastern wisdom has been played out by AI, the level of irony is high. Ultimately, such issues should be solved with on-chain identities or NFTs. A virtual person with a million followers, I don’t even want to look at how much this data is inflated.

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Ser_Liquidated

· 01-10 20:44

Oh my god, millions of fans are actually following an algorithm? That's hilarious. This is exactly the problem Web3 needs to solve. AI monks harvesting profits, is the next step to issuing tokens? Honestly, this proves how important on-chain identity verification is. Otherwise, how can we tell real from fake? With millions of followers in a month, there must be big capital behind it. We've seen this kind of tactic many times in the crypto world. In the deepfake era, we can't trust anything. We still have to rely on on-chain data to speak. Why not think about it—virtual characters making more money than real people is very Web3 in itself. This move is truly brilliant, but also quite ironic—so many people are still pursuing "truth." Fan economy is just a scam. Whether real or fake, as long as it can be exploited, it's fine.

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AirdropHuntress

· 01-10 20:34

October to one million followers? Such speed... Data shows that there must be capital behind the push. In an era where authenticity is hard to verify, even tracking a "high monk" requires checking wallet addresses—hilarious. After research and analysis, there are only a few reasons why this virtual persona can become popular—algorithm + emotional selling + capital promoters. But the key issue is that this phenomenon has huge implications for on-chain identity verification. If this continues, the Web3 KYC mechanism will need to be completely redesigned, or the problem of project backgrounds being suspicious will never be solved. AI virtual characters with one million followers, yet real project teams hide their identities tightly? That logic is a bit painful to accept and worth pondering. A million followers in a month—I can't believe there's no capital behind it. The social platform's rules are already rotten to the core, and now even real people are being phased out. But this also reminds us in the crypto community—if identities can't be verified clearly, what’s the point of talking about decentralization?

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RektDetective

· 01-10 20:28

A million fans following an algorithm, how ironic is that AI virtual characters harvesting users, is the next step to launch tokens directly Hard to tell real from fake, Web3 needs to be more cautious The person being chased is just a string of code, the persona is all fabricated Isn't this the ultimate version of deepfake? Terrifying Thought it was a wise master, but it turns out to be a combination of GPT techniques Identity verification really needs to be on-chain, or scammers will never stop A million fans buying a virtual person, is money that easy to scam? On-chain identity verification should be on the agenda, everyone Another group illusion induced by algorithms

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