| Apree Team |
04-21-2025 01:45 AM |
Doll in a Box: How ChatGPT Accidentally Started the Latest Viral Trend
At the end of March 2025, ChatGPT rolled out its new image generator. People started playing with anime selfies, memes, whatever. But within a couple of weeks, one very specific format took over: action figures in a box — and yes, YOU are the figure.
Barbie, LEGO, or Funko POP. It’s you (or anyone), inside a plastic-style box, full-body, with accessories (coffee, MacBook, lipstick, books — you name it). ChatGPT makes it in seconds from just a selfie and a simple text prompt.
What are people doing with it?
On LinkedIn, professionals are posting career-themed versions: Project Manager in a box, with company logos and book recommendations.
In Instagram and Telegram, it’s celebrities, politicians, even LADA cars turned into Hot Wheels-style figures.
Brands joined the party: KFC India made a fake “KFC Meal Kit” doll. Chery Ecuador launched one with their car.
And yep, someone launched a memcoin called $Figure on Solana — currently under 1 cent, being pushed through these images in community groups.
How to make your own doll:
Upload your selfie to ChatGPT (image generation must be enabled).
Use a prompt like:
“Create a full-body action figure of the person in the photo. Inside a yellow blister box. Include accessories: MacBook, coffee cup, lipstick. Top label: 'Barbie', bottom: 'Anna'.”
Boom. Done. Post it or animate it using AI tools (like Kling or Wan) to make Reels/TikToks.
Super low effort. No code. No design skills. Just a photo + a sentence — and you’re in the box.
Did you try this trend for your blog, in social media?
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