Overview
- The trend has exploded across TikTok, Instagram and X, with users uploading a photo to ChatGPT and prompting it to “create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me.”
- Coverage highlights that results can draw on prior chat history for personalization, with some reports describing outputs that appear informed by public information.
- Forbes cites privacy specialists who caution that uploading photos and detailed prompts adds to data held by AI services and could raise long‑term risks, including profiling and identity theft.
- US lawyer Jessica Eaves Mathews warns the fad normalizes sharing personal details with commercial AI tools, making people easier to find, map or target.
- Guides note similar images can be made with other generators such as Google Gemini, and advise users to limit data shared, avoid real photos where possible, review retention settings and opt out of model training when available.