By April Glover
Publication Date: 2026-02-10 19:41:00
A new one artificial intelligence The trend is rapidly spreading across social media feeds around the world – and could pose a risk to your personal data.
Millions of people are calling for this ChatGPT Create a caricature of yourself using knowledge about your personality and career.
The result can be funny and whimsical and sometimes a little scary.
But AI and cyber experts are asking the same question: Is it harmless fun or is it encouraging a mass privacy crisis?
Jessamy Perriam, digital sociologist and lecturer at the Australian National University (ANU), told the story nine.com.au The trend is “fun but scary at the same time.”
“It’s more about how much do you want ChatGPT to know about you?” Perriam said.
“Not entirely sure if what you shared with ChatGPT will remain isolated just for you or if it will be used in other scenarios.”
Perriam said she was surprised to see this…
