Let ChatGPT Turn You Into an Action Figure: How It Works
- The "Barbie Box Challenge" and action figure trend involve users creating AI-generated images of themselves as toys.
- This trend emerged from the growing popularity of AI image generators like OpenAI's ChatGPT and GPT-4o.
- Users upload personal photos, use specific prompts, and then share the resulting doll-like or action figure-style images on social media.
- One USA TODAY reporter used the prompt, "Create a photorealistic action figure of the person in the photo, who is a journalist."
- Artists are raising concerns about the use of generative AI, while experts advise caution regarding data privacy when uploading personal images.
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Social media users have been uploading photos of themselves to AI tools to see what they’d look like as dolls or action figures — and then sharing the results for fun. How can I make an AI action figure? The trend centers around AI image generators such as OpenAI’s DALL-E and Midjourney, which can transform a simple selfie into a stylized, doll-like portrait. Users often appear with oversized heads, glossy eyes and plastic-like skin textures — m…
AI Action Figures Flood Social Media (Accessories Included)
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