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Los Angeles erates photorealistic images of them
lounging in luxury resorts or dining
aking wealth has long been a on exotic beaches.
booming business — from de- Dozens of similar “manifesta-
Fsigner knockoffs to rented pri- tion” apps have emerged on app
vate jets for Instagram photoshoots. Login|Register with your eMail then
stores, such as Manifest AI Coach:
But now, artificial intelligence is Dreams Made, Manifestar AI, and
making the illusion more personal. A ManifestMe. They claim to help
growing number of users are generat- users visualize their goals through
ing photos of themselves living glam- AI-generated imagery and affirma-
orous, leisurely lives — not just to im- tions. Most, however, fall short —
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offering only text affirmations and
escapism and self-manifestation. surreal, goddess-like AI art instead
According to The Verge, app de- of real visualizations.
veloper Tim Wijaya, who consulted Endless Summer stands out for
for OpenAI earlier this year, discov- actually doing what it promises. The
ered entire online communities built app produced “fictional vacation
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around this phenomenon. He found photos” of me in Tokyo, Rio, and
several Indonesian Facebook groups and Tier-3 cities making under $400 less Summer, a side project by Lau- New York. After three free images,
— some with up to 30,000 members a month,” Wijaya wrote. “It’s both rent Del Rey, a product designer at though, the fantasy comes at a price
— dedicated to sharing AI-generat- sad and fascinating that using AI has Meta’s Superintelligence Lab. He — $3.99 for 30 images or $34.99 for
ed pictures of themselves vacationing become a form of escapism, letting describes it as “a social media app for 300. For that kind of money, you
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in Paris, shopping at Gucci, or pos- people experience lives they’ll prob- when burnout hits and you need to could almost buy yourself a real get-
ing with Lamborghinis. “Most are ably never live.” manifest the soft life you deserve — away — just maybe not the five-star
middle-low income users from Tier-2 The Verge also reported on End- with fake vacation pics of you.” Users kind.

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