’90s nostalgia has been going strong for quite some time, and internet users are now using the power of AI to get transported to this era. AI-generated yearbook photos are having a moment on Instagram and TikTok, but what is this viral craze all about?
We’ve seen internet users utilize the power of artificial intelligence in all sorts of different ways in the past few months, and they’re now using it to travel back to the ’90s. AI-generated yearbook photos with a retro vibe are having a moment on Instagram and TikTok, and we’ve even seen several celebrities give them their seal of approval.
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Keke Palmer hopped on this trend, sharing AI-generated photos that show her posing as a basketball player, cheerleader, bookworm, and everything in between. YouTubers James Charles, Bretman Rock, and Hila Klein also hopped on this trend, along with talk show hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager.
We owe these AI-generated photos to the South Korean AI photo editing app Epik AI, and making your own doesn’t come free. You have to pay between $5.99 and $9.99 to get your photos back, depending on how fast you want them. After sending 12 selfies of yourself, the app will generate 60 different portraits to choose from, embracing all the classic ’90s high school tropes.
