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A caricature of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman generated using the company's ChatGPT service. Many netizens are currently uploading their photos to the chatbot and prompting it to make caricatures of themselves. ABS-CBN News

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Adrian Ayalin

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770709955635SAM ATMAN CARICATURE.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="A caricature of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman generated using the company&#x27;s ChatGPT service. Many netizens are currently uploading their photos to the chatbot and prompting it to make caricatures of themselves. ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A caricature of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman generated using the company&#x27;s ChatGPT service. Many netizens are currently uploading their photos to the chatbot and prompting it to make caricatures of themselves. ABS-CBN News </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — With social media getting flooded with AI-generated caricatures, safety advocates are urging netizens to be more cautious and mindful of how their submitted photos could be used.</p><p>Advocates against online sexual abuse warned the public against submitting photos used in caricatures and other images generated through Artificial Intelligence (AI).</p><p>During the celebration of Safer Internet Day at the Department of Justice, government officials and advocates advised the public not to be lured by AI-generated caricatures, as submitted photos may be used for sexual exploitation purposes.</p><p>According to Plan International Philippines Executive Director Pebbles Sanchez-Ogang, photos may be used for deepfakes, AI-manipulated images, and other illegal online materials.</p><p>“It’s fun, but it’s alarming, dangerous, and actually scary because you are offering your image, you are offering yourself to the AI world,” Sanchez-Ogang said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/3/-undressing-through-ai-how-ai-is-used-to-exploit-children-1656">Cybersecurity group shows how AI is used to exploit children</a></div><p>Council for the Welfare of Children Undersecretary Angelo Tapales underscored the increase in emerging online risks globally.</p><p>Tapales said the online enticement of children in cyberspace increased by 192 percent from 2023 to 2024, sadistic online exploitation increased by 200 percent from 2023 to 2024.</p><p>“It can be a benign picture posted by us parents grabbed by not so well-meaning people and converted to lewd photographs or videos, may ganyang AI-generated materials,” Tapales said.</p><p>Globe Assistant Vice President for Analytics Carlo Bernardo Santos advised the public, especially minors, to look at the terms and conditions of platforms before submitting their photos.</p><p>“Because if the terms and conditions are very explicit in saying that we can use this and it’s going to be our property then that’s something that needs to be watchful for,” Santos said.</p><p>Elon Musk&#x27;s Grok AI was banned a few weeks ago amid complaints that it allowed users to generate nude or scantily-clad images of people, including children. The ban was lifted after X said it would put up guardrails to prevent this. </p><p>Philippine National Police Women and Children Cybercrime Protection Unit Officer in Charge Col. Cheryl Yatar said that illegal and harmful use of photos and other online materials may be reported to their various Facebook pages such as “Aleng Pulis” and other hotlines.</p><p>“Kung mabiktima sila ng deepfakes, pwede silang pumunta kahit saang office para tulungang ma-remove iyong mga harmful content,” Yatar said.</p><p>DOJ Assistant Secretary Michelle Lapus stressed that peer-sharing and the proliferation of abusive materials online are unacceptable.</p><p>“We will do everything we can to prevent it from happening and to curb kung ano man po iyong mga cases na nangyayari ngayon,” Lapus said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/25/ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines-1301">AI fakes duel over Sara Duterte impeachment in Philippines</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Otc5RIPNRow?si=62caUFvmKZBy-trn" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>With social media getting flooded with AI-generated caricatures, safety advocates are urging netizens to be more cautious and mindful of how their submitted photos could be used.</p>

With social media getting flooded with AI-generated caricatures, safety advocates are urging netizens to be more cautious and mindful of how their submitted photos could be used.

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Uploading your photos for AI-generated caricatures? Advocates advise netizens to be cautious

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published February 10, 2026 03:52 PM PHT

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