Personal brands grow on consistency: showing up every week with something useful. That is hard when your calendar is full. AI Influencer Studio lets you create an AI version of yourself from your own photo and voice, so you can keep a steady rhythm while you decide what is said. This post explains how, and where the limits are.

Step 1: create your character from your own photo

On Basic and Pro you can start from your own photo. Tick the consent box (the photo shows you, or you have the person's explicit permission, and the person is over 18), add one clear photo, and it goes through a safety check before use. The studio keeps your identity (face, eyes, skin tone, apparent age) and applies only style choices such as hairstyle, outfit and accessories. Your photo is stored privately and used only for your jobs. The safety guide explains where it goes and where it never goes.

Step 2: add your own voice

Record or upload at least 30 seconds of clear speech in a quiet room and confirm the voice is yours. Only your own voice can be cloned, and it is used only in your account. Choose the language you speak to your audience; the character keeps voice and language for every video. Talking videos then sound like you, with lip movement that follows the words; see the talking video guide.

Step 3: decide what you want to say

Write a short list of the three or four themes you want to be known for. For a career coach: interviews, salary talks, switching fields. For a nutrition consultant: everyday habits, label reading, myths. This list becomes your automation guideline.

Step 4: a rhythm that runs without you

Set up an influencer automation: your character, your field, two videos a week, 30 to 60 seconds, patterns varied automatically, and a guideline in your own words, for example "Each video, answer one question my clients ask about job interviews. Practical, warm, no clichés. Back facts with sources." Keep "Show me first" on: every video waits for your approval with the script, storyboard and sources, and nothing is made in your name without your OK. A monthly token cap keeps costs predictable. See the automation guide.

Step 5: go deeper once a month

Use the Long video tab for a three- to five-minute video built from your own notes or a talk you gave. Paste the text; Sam splits it into shots without rewriting it, adds cutaways and subtitles, and you finish with your own end card. Videos over a minute need Pro.

Stay in control and stay honest

  • Approve everything published in your name. Fully automatic mode exists, but for a personal brand "Show me first" is the right default.
  • Tell your audience that some videos use an AI version of you. Many platforms ask for labels on realistic AI-generated content; check the rules where you post.
  • In health, finance and law, Sam avoids definitive advice and adds a disclaimer. Keep it.
  • Your character and voice are private to your account; nobody else can use them.

Frequently asked

Can I create an AI version of someone else? Only with that person's explicit permission and only if they are over 18. You confirm this before uploading, and the photo is checked. Voice cloning is for your own voice only.

Can I make my AI self look different, younger or older? When you use your own photo, the studio keeps your identity, including apparent age, and changes only style. That is deliberate: the character should be recognisably you.

What happens to my photo if I delete the character? Deleting an influencer removes it, its library record and the photo you uploaded. Images and videos already made stay in your library.