A wave of AI dolls ignited by ChatGPT is sweeping social media around the world! From LinkedIn to TikTok, everyone is turning themselves into cute dolls, matching them with personalized accessories, and putting them in exquisite packaging boxes. Are you ready?
OpenAI has once again attracted public attention.
Recently, social media has been "taken over" by a new trend, that is the AI doll craze started by ChatGPT.
This trend first started on LinkedIn, and later spread to social platforms such as Meta, Instagram, and TikTok, where many people are enjoying it.
You may be curious, what is this AI doll craze?
Everyone can become a doll
In the past few days, people have been keen on using ChatGPT to turn themselves into cute and interesting doll images, and they can also match accessories that match their personality and interests.
After people use ChatGPT to generate dolls, they will be displayed in blister packaging, accompanied by common laptops, mobile phones and water cups.
There are many professionals on LinkedIn, and these accessories are very consistent with their image and daily work scenes.
There is also a "Barbie Box Challenge" which is specifically designed to imitate the style of Barbie doll packaging and make yourself into a Barbie-style doll.
Imagine yourself as Barbie, wearing beautiful clothes and standing in a carefully designed box, and becoming a fashion icon.
Not only ordinary people are having a great time, but many public figures are also involved.
As the trend quickly gained popularity, brands and influencers have begun experimenting with creating their own mini versions.
Next to Musk's doll is a Tesla car and a SpaceX rocket.
When football fans see Neymar and other football superstars turned into dolls, they are so excited that it feels like they are holding their idols in the palm of their hands.
British football player Harry Kane appears as an AI doll.
In addition to real celebrities, some fictional classic characters, such as Mr. Bean, have also been made into AI dolls.
The main character from Gossip Girl is seen sipping a latte.
The doll features classic 80s style and comes with a title, authentic packaging and personalised accessories.
“Generative AI is making it easier and faster for people to create and follow trends,” said Jasmine Enberg, lead social media analyst at eMarketer.
The technology makes it faster and easier to produce online content, which may have unexpected effects.
She believes that AI-driven trends will appear more and more frequently as the technology becomes a more common part of digital life.
How to transform into an AI doll
It’s actually quite easy to join this trend. All you need to do is upload a high-definition photo on ChatGPT.
If you want to show off your clothing and accessories, it's best to upload a full-body photo so that the resulting photos are more detailed.
Then, write a prompt to have ChatGPT create a doll in a toy box packaging, listing the desired accessories.
You can specify the clothing, the color of the box, and whether you want your name or certain phrases printed on the packaging.
For example, "Turn me into a doll in plastic packaging, wearing jeans and a black T-shirt, with LaCroix soda, coffee, a computer, a cell phone and a notebook next to it, with a purple and white background, and my name Katie written on the box."
The more detailed the instructions are, the more the generated AI doll will be in line with expectations.
A few minutes later, the doll was created. I don't know how ChatGPT knew that Katie's favorite LaCroix flavor is orange and that she prefers hot coffee to iced coffee - it's really impressive.
Like other generative AI tools, image generators are prone to making things up and potentially making assumptions about someone’s appearance.
If you are not satisfied with the generated result, think the doll's expression is not right, or the position of the accessories is not good, you can adjust the instructions and regenerate it.
If you are satisfied, you can download it, share it on social media, and show off to your friends.
Copyright Disputes
Although this AI doll trend is fun, the negative impact it brings cannot be ignored.
There are concerns that the technology used to generate the dolls may have used copyrighted data without authorization and payment.
For example, the images of some dolls may inadvertently borrow from the style of an artist's work, or use unauthorized brand elements, which is an infringement of the rights of the original creator.
In addition, experts pointed out that the data center running ChatGPT consumes more electricity in a year than 117 countries.
ChatGPT Barbie poses a triple threat to people's privacy, copyright, and energy consumption.
“If AI is to be used correctly, we have to be careful about putting in place guardrails around how it is used,” said Jo Bromilow, social and influence director at PR and creative agency MSL UK.
References:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14602877/join-millions-barbiecore-craze-AI-generated-doll.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg690e9eno
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chatgpt-ai-action-figure-trend-what-is-it-and-how-can-i-join-in-200532692.html
This article comes from the WeChat public account "Xinzhiyuan" , author: Xinzhiyuan, published by 36Kr with authorization.
