According to recent leaks, a certain TikTok Generative AI avatar feature might soon be available to users. This feature will use artificial intelligence capabilities to spice up the TikTok user experience. Users will be able to generate creative and beautiful avatars from their actual pictures for use within the platform.
This might be TikTok’s own effort to bring fun avatars to their video-sharing platform. TikTokers, on the other hand, will be able to use the generated photos of themselves as a profile photo or for posting on their story page. Some users have already been able to get their hands on this new feature and give it a try, revealing how impressive it is.
How this entire concept works is not new to the internet, as sometime last year, netizens played with something similar. To stand out with their AI avatars, TikTok brushes up a few elements, hence making the end product very impressive. Let’s now get to know a bit more about this new feature that might be hitting your TikTok app anytime.
A quick peek into how the TikTok Generative AI avatars feature works
If you remember the Lensa AI photo generator, then this feature won’t throw you off your feet. You might just be surprised as to how well TikTok’s AI nails the avatars. The entire concept of this Generative AI avatar feature is similar to that of Lensa except that it will be built into the TikTok app.
A TikTok user, Matt Navarra, took to his Twitter page to share what this AI feature can do. He did so by sharing a few screenshots and screen recordings of this cool feature in use. Just like Lensa, this generative AI feature creates avatars directly from the user’s pictures.
To create these cool avatars, TikTok will request that users provide 3 to 10 photos of themselves. Due to user data safety, TikTok says that they will delete all images users provide. Depending on the version of TikTok the user has, the deletion process is quite different.
The deletion process for TikTok Lite users’ occurs within a maximum of 5 minutes, while that for Plus users is immediate. Deletion kicks off once the user has accessed the generated AI images for use on the platform. The artificial intelligence model will generate up to 30 avatars for the user. It also requires well-lit images of the user to ensure the best results.
Users can also pick from different styles they like and feel will match their vibe. Once a user provides their photos and picks a style (minimum of 2 and maximum of 5) TikTok then gets to work. It will take the platform over 20 minutes to get the avatars ready and for some reason, users can only access this feature once a day.
Once the generated avatars are ready, users can scroll through the list of over 30 options to pick the ones they find interesting. These images can then be put to use in stories or profile avatars on the TikTok platform. There is no information on whether users can use these AI-generated avatars on other platforms.
For now, this is only a test feature, but it might be available for global usage soon. Testers in select regions have already started trying out this feature. Once the test is over, TikTok will roll this feature out for usage via an app update.