Does the 'Bold Glamour' filter push unrealistic beauty standards? TikTokkers think so

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..."Whether generating freakishly impressive images based on simple prompts, or chatbots that can hold sometimes-disturbing conversations, new artificial intelligence tools have been capturing the minds of many. To seize the moment, TikTok and other social media companies are racing to incorporate the latest AI magic into their products.

TikTok would not comment on the design of the filter. It also would not discuss how the feature could potentially worsen peoples' image of themselves.

Instead, a TikTok spokesperson provided a statement that said the app encourages creators to be true to themselves, noting that videos on the platform mark when users create content using filters like Bold Glamour.

In Toronto, Luong said she is heartened seeing so many on TikTok, mostly young women, using the filter to talk about how social media perpetuates unattainable beauty standards.

Many who commented on her own video using the filter said they prefer the version of her without the filter.

"But then there were a few comments where it's like, 'Oh, it improves so much, you look so much better, you should always keep that filter on,'" Luong said. "That was a lot meaner. It made me feel worse about the filter."

Dang! I need to use this filter on every Zoom call I'm on anymore!

I wonder what my wife would look like ....