In the 90s, we collected Pokémon cards, in the 2000s, we all had a weird phase with those rubber charity bracelets, and now in 2025, we’re turning our pets into strange human beings with AI.
Progress? Possibly.
In the wake of the “Ghibli style” phenomenon that melted OpenAI’s servers and had CEO Sam Altman practically begging people to stop generating images, we’ve hit a new wave of AI crazes taking off on social media.
Your social media feed might now likely be invaded by action figure versions of your friends and humanized versions of their cats. Welcome to 2025.
Make your own AI action figure
The latest trend sweeping across X, TikTok, and Instagram involves people transforming themselves into action figures complete with packaging.
Users are generating images of themselves as collectible toys sealed in plastic blister packs with colorful cardboard backings.
“Create a toy of a person based on the photo. Let it be a collectible action figure. The figure should be placed inside a clear blister pack, in front of a backing card,” reads a popular prompt being shared widely.
Some are even creating elaborate backstories for their action figure alter-egos, complete with fictional accessories and “special abilities” listed on the packaging.
Relax, use your photo to create a custom toy box and show it off here!
The prompt ChatGPT is in the image’s alt text, just copy it and tweak it however you want for your own use!#Pi #PiNetwork #Prompt #ChatGPT #Pi81mall pic.twitter.com/6PwhVGcpjA
— Pi Network – Open Mainnet (@Pi81Mall) April 6, 2025
Giddy Up! AI was able to generate a Kramer action figure. #Seinfeld pic.twitter.com/kEitu2Ild6
— Seinfeldism (@Seinfeldism1) April 10, 2025
Some have gone further, using AI tools to animate the figure being removed from the pack.
Tried making myself an action figure-crafted with ChatGPT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#ChatGPT & animated by #KlingAI!
Code, brain, bear mode… all packed in one epic drop.From
Tweets
>> Action Figure
>> Video
This is wild!
#AIcreativity #ActionFigure #TheBrownGrad pic.twitter.com/lmDMUQU7tw
— Piyush Kumar Prajapati (@piyushkp27) April 5, 2025
Pets become people
Probably the weirder of the two trends, people are turning their pets into their human forms.
One circulated prompt reads: “Transform this animal into a human character, removing all animal features (such as fur, ears, whiskers, muzzle, tail, etc.) while preserving its personality and recognizable traits. Focus on capturing the expression, posture, emotional vibe, and visual identity.”
The results…let’s just say they’re both charming and unsettling.
Create a portrait of your pet in human form – a special tip for ChatGPT that humanises pets has gone viral on the internet.
All you have to do is upload an image to chat with AI and send the instructions below:
“Transform this animal into a human character, removing all animal… pic.twitter.com/XFwkNEL6QT
— LVV | PUMPY (@lvvpumpy) April 7, 2025
“Let them be cats… that’s why we love them… they are not people lol,” commented one Instagram user, while another simply wrote, “Hell no.”
— LVV | PUMPY (@lvvpumpy) April 7, 2025
According to Creative Bloq’s Natalie Fear, who tried the trend with her own cat, “the results range from the cute to the downright confusing.”
Fear described her own AI-generated pet-human as a “weird slobby man,” noting that many cat transformations seem to result in “grumpy old men.” Which, to be fair, is probably how most cats would manifest if they suddenly became human.
Despite some disturbing results, the trend has captivated social media users, with one Redditor commenting, “Oh my god this is amazing!” while another lamented, “Oh god, queue the next week of people turning their pets into people posts. SAVE ME.”
What’s next?
Text-to-image has truly entered the public consciousness as AI tools go mobile and become more efficient and easier to use.
Being able to upload photos and ask AI to manipulate them in situ is a key driving force behind these crazes, too – everything you need to build your own action figure is in the palm of your hand.
So, if you want to give them a try – go ahead. Just don’t blame us when your cat’s human form gives you nightmares.
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