Ready for a Chatbot Version of Your Favorite Instagram Influencers? NYT: Technology By: Sapna Maheshwari and Mike Isaac 15 April 2024 at 12:19 Instagram is testing a program that offers its top influencers the ability to interact with their followers over direct messages using a chatbot. Β© Loren Elliott for The New York TimesThe Creator A.I. program expands on Metaβs earlier efforts to incorporate a cast of A.I. avatars built using the likenesses of celebrities.