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Meet Mira: A Co-Founder Who Doesn't Actually Exist

A fashion brand called Minagi is using AI tools to create a virtual co-founder and brand ambassador named Mira. But keeping her looking and sounding consistent is harder than you'd think.

3 min readEmerce.nlAugust 28, 2026

The team behind Minagi is experimenting with something unusual: building a co-founder who exists only in digital form. Her name is Mira, and she's created using AI image generators like GPT Image and design tools such as Higgsfield — software that can create realistic pictures and designs based on text descriptions.

But here's where it gets tricky. The real challenge isn't simply making Mira look good in a photo. It's making sure she looks the same every time she appears online, and that everything she "says" matches the brand's values and message. Imagine trying to keep a real co-founder consistent across all your social media, website, and marketing materials — now imagine doing that when your co-founder is entirely artificial.

This experiment raises practical questions for businesses experimenting with AI. How do you build trust with customers when your public face is AI-generated rather than human? What happens when the technology changes, or when people discover they're interacting with a virtual character? These aren't just technical puzzles — they're about how brands communicate honestly with the people who buy from them.

For now, Mira represents the cutting edge of how companies are using AI creatively. Whether other brands will follow this approach — and whether customers will embrace it — remains to be seen.

Original source: Emerce.nl

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