The latest digital portrait craze: the world of adorable avatars

A trend that has recently appeared in almost all social media accounts: digital portraits. Maybe you’ve seen it on your friends, maybe you’ve already tried it… Especially if you’ve been busy on Instagram for the past few days, we’re sure you’ve been bombarded with a series of expertly crafted portraits. From your family members to your friends, from your neighbors to your friends, you see their digital portraits. as if everyone came from a magical world or you may think that you graduated from art school. We must recognize that every example really exciting!

Good, These digital portraits created with artificial intelligence What do we know about how reliable this current is? Are the AI-enabled apps behind these photos that have been turned into works of art one of the must-haves of the era?

How does this affect us, reflecting ourselves in a non-existent world where technology is changing day by day, evolving rapidly and the doors of virtual worlds are being opened under the guidance of the metaverse and adapted with magical touches, magical backgrounds and eye-catching artwork? tricks?

Of course ‘should catch up‘ you would think. Yes, technology and keep up with virtual worlds, It’s important to keep up and follow trends, but what should we pay attention to when accessing and sharing these unique avatars, and how can we protect children from such trends?

Our phones now know us better than we know ourselves, because everything is inside them. Everything about us, from our photo albums to our contacts, from our notes to our messages, everything is there. In fact, the apps we use also have the ability to access a lot of the data on our phones. The same goes for the AI-powered photo editing apps that create these amazing avatars. Therefore, when registering in the application We must be careful with the information we share., to the protection of our personal data We should carefully read and review the relevant policies and make the appropriate decision if we are concerned about a security vulnerability. We need to pay special attention to what we share with applications and to what extent.

On the other hand, another major issue brought to light by these digital portraits is the exposure of the children. As we all observe or can guess today, even young children aged 3-4 years old can understand from phones and tablets and understand what many applications do and how they work with a few simple clicks. Therefore, the number of things they can access when they are not under parental control is quite large. Moreover, especially young children with a highly developed imagination. Exposing children to the world of such fascinating avatars is also dangerous in terms of undermining their perception of reality.

Academic writer Ecehan Ersöz on the dangers of the application for children “Images that are too idealized for children can lead to a break with their own reality and appearance. There is a big difference between an adult using these filters and a child using them. Since children are still in the process of development and physical changes, this can lead to the formation of different expectations and mental patterns for them regarding their future appearance. He points out that we must be delicate in this matter.

Concerned about the protection of children’s perception, It is also important to keep our inner world under control. Undoubtedly, these unique avatars are very impressive and reflect the mesmerizing beauty, but we should not forget that all these images are aestheticized with the help of artificial intelligence. Although it is based on a real photograph, the tools used by the artificial intelligence may reflect the perception of beauty that does not exist, so do not get too hung up on the resulting portraits and not let our self-confidence be damaged is of decisive importance.

For now, although this craze for digital portraits continues with social media posts, it’s curious what will happen and what developments await us in this area.

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