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Everyone's jumping on the AI doll trend - but what are the concerns?
BBC ^ | Liv McMahon & Imran Rahman-Jones

Posted on 04/11/2025 7:44:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin

People upload a picture of themselves to a tool like ChatGPT, along with written prompts that explain how they want the final picture to look.

These instructions are really important.

They tell the AI tool everything it is meant to generate, from the items a person wants to appear with to the kind of packaging they should be in - which includes mimicking the box and font of popular toys like Barbie.

Many online will then personalise it further with their name, job and clothing choices.

Though it does not always work, and many have also shared some of the amusing mistakes the tools made, where the action dolls look nothing like them.

Like other generative AI tools, image generators are also prone to making things up, and may make assumptions about how someone should look.


(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: ai; dolls; toys
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1 posted on 04/11/2025 7:44:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin; SaveFerris; Larry Lucido
Concerns?


2 posted on 04/11/2025 7:47:21 PM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: BenLurkin

Now I have to do myself as Retired Guy Action Figure.


3 posted on 04/11/2025 7:49:59 PM PDT by Orosius (A“Wake America Up Again )
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To: BenLurkin

Concern is it is the next internet bubble.


4 posted on 04/11/2025 7:50:01 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (I am in mid-80's and I am not gonna change my opinions.)
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To: gundog

“3.... 2....1.... AI-Dolls will become the next ‘not talked about’ fetish, replacing Furries, for some of that ilk.


5 posted on 04/11/2025 7:50:40 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: BenLurkin

Chatty Cathy all grown up!


6 posted on 04/11/2025 8:06:58 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: BenLurkin
Why does a "technology editor" doll need a video camera and microphone?

Shouldn't she be supplied with either a word processor or editing bay (depending on what kind of editor she is)?

7 posted on 04/11/2025 8:35:03 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: BenLurkin

My biggest concern is that supposedly grown adults would even do this.


8 posted on 04/11/2025 8:41:01 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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She's real cute-----but should have a hyphenated name.

9 posted on 04/11/2025 8:42:22 PM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray...."Our Father, who art in heaven......" )
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To: BenLurkin

may make assumptions about how someone should look

+++++++++++++++

Ha!


10 posted on 04/11/2025 8:51:03 PM PDT by sonova (No money? You're free to go.)
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To: Angelino97

Why does a “technology editor” doll need a video camera and microphone?

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Yeah. I’d want to have a technology editor using the latest and greatest technology tools.

If we still lived in the 1980’s.


11 posted on 04/11/2025 9:29:04 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Nobody elected Elon Musk? Well nobody elected the Deep State either.)
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To: BenLurkin
It's interesting that the lettering on that doll box is perfect. So many of the AI tools are absolutely terrible at lettering. They almost seem to substitute hieroglyphs for Latin letters.'

Slightly OT but related -- I found a new AI art generator today called "Shedevrum" from the Russian company "Yandex." It is an app for generating images and videos. It can do magic using the YandexART and YandexGPT neural networks. The examples I saw were incredible.

Prompt: "fabulous old fairy house on an old tree, on the porch of the house sits a huge shaggy cat with a fluffy tail close-up garden, flowers, magical world, aesthetically pleasing, beautiful, realistic, professional photo, 4k, high resolution, high detail"

Prompt: "close-up of two white fluffy little mice lying on their backs with their white bellies looking up at the sky with their paws on the terrace of a log cabin, catching plums, a blanket, a branch with juicy plums hanging over the mice, dawn, tall dry grass, nebula, high detail, atmospheric, close-up, sandy, coffee, texture of old wood"

Prompt: "riot of life, natural beauty, nature, double exposure, close-up, blurred, watercolor, crayons, pastels. airy, professional photo"

12 posted on 04/11/2025 9:33:55 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (All we want is the same deportation policy that Martha's Vineyard has. That's it.)
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To: lee martell
"Akihiko Kondo says he has been deeply in love with his wife ever since she saved him during a particularly low point in his life."


13 posted on 04/11/2025 9:37:08 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (All we want is the same deportation policy that Martha's Vineyard has. That's it.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

See what I mean about Out and Proud Doll Fetishes?
In the past, most people who lived this way had enough social prudence to keep their proclivities private.
Now, there are likely online communities who support and praise such lifestyles.
Can you imagine what the traditional members of his Japanese family thinks about this. I’m just guessing they are less than supportive.


14 posted on 04/11/2025 9:45:46 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Liz

I don’t know wh but she reminds me of Lori Vallow Daybell. Though she doesn’t especially look like her.

Guess I’ve been watching to much Law and Crime coverage.


15 posted on 04/11/2025 10:04:05 PM PDT by Beowulf9 ( )
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To: Beowulf9

Does kinda look like her.

16 posted on 04/11/2025 10:40:08 PM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray...."Our Father, who art in heaven......" )
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To: gundog

Susan’s doll collection

Estimated value: $1.2 million dollars 😃😄🤣


17 posted on 04/12/2025 4:48:41 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Some Fat Guy in L.A.
My biggest concern is that supposedly grown adults would even do this.

Anything that keeps the them off the road and out of my way is good.

18 posted on 04/12/2025 4:57:56 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: BenLurkin

19 posted on 04/12/2025 5:06:25 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

20 posted on 04/12/2025 5:06:56 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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