You can't have a scandal if you don't exist.⁠ ⁠ Japanese tea brand Ito En released an ad for its new drink line "Oi Ocha CatechinGreen Tea" with an AI spokesperson as the subject of the video. Social media users reportedly saw potential in using an AI model as the company’s spokesmodel, such as freeing them from a possible scandal down the line. ⁠ ⁠ Ito En has yet to clarify if its use of an AI model for its ad was a way to negate the risk of a potential human-caused scandal in the future.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ✍️Comment “email” to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #ItoEn #AI #AIgenerated #AIgeneratedmodel #AImodel #AIspokesperson #tea #Japan #Japanesetea