Why shell out for the mundane headshots by a school photographer when you could supercharge your kids’ portrait with the power of AI?
That’s a calculation more and more parents are making these days, choosing to tap into generative AI tools like ChatGPT to fast-track school picture day. According to Fast Company, parents are taking to social media to brag up how much AI saved them on their children’s’ school print package — usually in the range of $25 to $60 per.
One TikTok from influencer Carlie Bond showed off the hack: first, parents take some phone pictures of their children standing in front of a plain-colored wall, before tossing them into ChatGPT with the prompt “keep them exactly the same but make it look like a school picture.”
ChatGPT then adds a milquetoast background, reminiscent of school photos taken by typical bulk-photo companies like Lifetouch.
“We took our own and let my good friend Chat help us out,” Bond bragged, “and honestly… I’m not mad about how they turned out.”
“ChatGPT for the win,” one TikTok user replied.
