tech
March 21, 2026
Serbs massively used this, and a terrible warning arrived! Free AI caricatures can cost you dearly
The global craze for caricatures created by AI, which are supposed to represent the person who requested their creation, has not bypassed Serbia. Social media was literally flooded with cartoon characters, and it seemed like almost everyone had joined the trend. However, it seems that it is not as harmless as it initially appeared and that it can actually come with a serious price.
TL;DR
- The AI caricature trend, popular in Serbia, carries significant privacy and security risks.
- These applications use advanced AI to analyze facial features, demographics, clothing, and background details.
- The process involves deep learning and multimodal models analyzing images, text, and user behavior.
- Photos undergo algorithmic analysis to infer professions and lifestyle patterns.
- Automated classification can be inaccurate or biased, and often occurs without informed consent.
- Biometric data can be misused for deepfakes, identity theft, and digital profiling.
- Uploaded photos can train AI models and become part of large databases, even after account deletion.
- Data breaches can lead to leaked biometric data being used for fraud, blackmail, or misrepresentation.
- Experts advise reading privacy policies, avoiding high-resolution photos, and not linking these apps to primary social media profiles.