Tiktok AI hugging trend tutorial [Video]

TIKTOK is known for its strange and surreal trends, but the AI hugging trend is one of the most heartwarming crazes to hit the platform.

Users have been sharing AI videos of themselves hugging pets or loved ones who have passed away. But how does the trend work?

Users put two photos together to make them hugCredit: TikTok

AI then animates the picture so the two people embraceCredit: TikTok

TikTokers have been sharing videos of them hugging loved ones, using pictures that have been animated by artificial intelligence.

The trend is meant to show loved ones how appreciated they are.

Some users have even created videos of them hugging their younger selves, in an effort to encourage self-love.

AI is regularly used on TikTok, which has caused concerns about trends involving “deepfakes”.

Deepfakes are where AI has been used to generate videos that misrepresent something that someone has said or done.

For example, Elon Musk created a deepfakethat depicted Kamala …