The AI Chibi figure trend transforms user photos into pocket‑sized, anime‑style collectibles via ChatGPT. Rooted in Japan’s Chibi caricature art, these digital gashapon capsule toys replicate outfits, ...

This included a collaboration with Mega, which saw Master Chief and other familiar faces turned into adorable micro action figures. It was quite expensive (and popular) when it launched ...

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The latest internet obsession is one impossible to escape on social media: images of well-known figures in plastic toy packaging alongside evocative props... welcome to the meme of AI action figures.

Okay, I’ll admit it — I wasn’t expecting this to work as well as it did. But after seeing people turn their selfies into what looked like premium collectible action figures online, I had to try it for ...

Hasbro has officially announced that it is teaming with the National Football League to launch the Transformers x NFL collaboration – a line of transforming action figures that convert from ...

The figurines aren't real, but thanks to ChatGPT's new image generator they look genuine, and they are flooding platforms from TikTok to LinkedIn. The latest internet obsession is one impossible to ...

The latest internet obsession is one impossible to escape on social media: images of well-known figures in plastic toy packaging alongside evocative props... welcome to the meme of AI action figures.

Before the action figure meme, AI artwork inspired by famed Japanese animation outfit Studio Ghibli -- maker of Oscar-winning "Spirited Away" -- flooded the internet at the end of March ...