ChatGPT Sparks Viral Instagram Roasting Challenge
ChatGPT Ignites Viral Instagram Roasting Challenge
An Instagram challenge that more than 310,000 people have participated in asks the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to cleverly insult users’ own posts. The 'ask ChatGPT to roast your feed in one paragraph' challenge takes place via an Instagram story template, reminiscent of a new form of chain mail.
How the Challenge Works
After viewing the template on others’ Instagram stories, users can easily reshare it or complete the challenge themselves. The challenging aspect requires Instagram users to download the ChatGPT app and send it screenshots of their Instagram profiles along with the prompt to roast my Instagram feed in one paragraph.
- The resulting roasts include critiques like:
- “Trying too hard to be spontaneous”
- “Generic dude at a party vibes”
- “The LinkedIn of Instagram profiles”
- “Like a midlife crisis”
- “A chaotic scrapbook”
- “A Pinterest board that ran out of ideas”
The Broader Trend
This trend is particularly notable as it represents one of the first major cross-platform instances of text-based AI involvement in social media. Other notable uses of Instagram story templates have included spreading political messaging, with certain templates going viral for their impactful content.
Interestingly, the creator of the ChatGPT roasting template remains unresponsive, while ChatGPT continues to be a pivotal tool sparking innovation in the generative AI space. Meta also entered the scene with its generative tools but has faced challenges in user adoption among its offerings.
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