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Welcome to In the MEANtime, a podcast where academic research becomes accessible, engaging, and relevant. Based in Greenwich, home of Greenwich Mean Time, we dive into the exciting projects shaping our world, offering a glimpse into the "meantime" of academic exploration.

Podcast · By Lauren Siegel, Rami Shamseen, Chen Yang, Ryan Yung, Wenjie Cai · British English · GB · Official site

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  1. Episode · Jul 16, 2026

    S3Ep5:Digital Dreams: The Influence of Virtual Influencers (opens the original)

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    In this episode, Dr. Lauren Siegel and Dr. Ryan Young interview Dr Tippayanet Sorosrungruang about virtual influencers and her research on human–AI interaction, AI-enabled persuasion, and ethics. She distinguishes avatars (representations of real people) from virtual influencers (fictional characters built with CGI, generative AI, and deepfakes by human teams) and outlines types including human-like and non-human forms, plus brand-owned versus free-agent characters. Examples include Lil Miquela’

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