If you can’t afford a vacation, an AI app will sell you pictures of one
THE VERGE
Faking wealth has always been big business, from buying designer dupes to renting private jet “sets” for photoshoots. But these days, people are using AI to make it a little more personal: creating photos of themselves living in leisure and luxury not to chase clout, but as a form of personal escapism or an attempt to manifest a better life.
App developer Tim Wijaya posted that he did consulting work for OpenAI earlier this year to study how Indonesians use ChatGPT and found many Facebook groups, some with up to 30,000 members, for sharing AI-generated photos of themselves having luxury experiences — from posing with Lamborghinis to shopping at Gucci stores.
“Most are middle-low income users Tier-2/3 cities making under $400/month,” Wijaya wrote. “It’s both sad and fascinating that using AI has become a form of escapism, letting people experience lives they’ll probably never live.”
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