'Catfishing Gone Corporate': Workers Mock LinkedIn AI Headshots – The Daily Dot

There’s been a recent uptick in internet users employing AI to improve their job prospects. Some users have reported using generative text programs like ChatGPT to improve their resumes or even write cover letters for potential jobs, while others are claiming to use the service to land the jobs of their dreams. This use of AI has also found its way into corporate headshots. Getting a professional headshot for LinkedIn can be expensive, which is why many have turned to apps like Remini to create professional-looking headshots using reference photos. While these apps have sometimes turned out positive results, users have also reported issues.  Some claim that the apps make them significantly skinnier than they actually are, rendering them unrecognizable. An Asian MIT student asked an AI image editor to make her headshot more “professional”—the app gave her lighter skin and blue eyes. One Black user of AI image enhancing software stated that results from one app “oversexualized” her appearance. Now, a user’s clip on TikTok has gone viral after joking about how the rise of these AI headshots may impact the workplace. @moldogaa Catfishing gone corporate ft @Edan Mcgovern #fyp #foryou #linkedin #aiheadshot #lol #skit #funny #ai ♬ original
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