AI action figures flood social media

This week, actress Brooke Shields posted an image of an action-figure version of herself that came with a needlepoint kit and a pet terrier. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., imagined her own figurine accompanied by a gavel and a Bible.

These hyper-realistic dolls are nowhere to be found in toy stores, at least for the time being. They are being created using artificial intelligence tools, including ChatGPT.

In recent weeks, social media users have been turning to AI to generate Barbie-fied versions of themselves, their dogs or their favorite…