AI Podcasters Really Want to Tell You How to Keep a Man Happy

Videos of fake relationship guru podcasters are reinforcing gender tropes and racking up millions of views, all the while driving sales to AI influencer schools.

“The fastest way to lose a good man is not cheating,” begins podcaster Sylvia Brown, “it’s becoming his biggest source of stress.”

Since creating an Instagram account in January, she’s gained 110,000 followers as a virtuoso on matters of sex, self-worth, and dating. Filmed inside a pristinely lit studio, Brown enthusiastically shares platitude after platitude into a broadcast mic. The video about losing a good man was seen by over 10 million people, including the rapper Dave East, who shared the clip and commented with five bull’s-eye emoji. “Stop expecting peace from a man building an empire,” Brown sermonized in another video that garnered over 1.2 million views. In one from March, she was succinct: “Men don’t want strong ...