# AI action figure starter packs

> Visibrain reported over 4.1 million reactions as boxed AI portraits spread to brands.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Culture (no sector)
- Seed date: 2024-01-07
- Peak proxy date: 2025-04-10
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 20 (Niche, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Shareable output, Brand pile-on, Platform jump, Controversy

## Summary

A 2024 tutorial showed AI-generated boxed self-portraits. ChatGPT versions spread in spring 2025, reaching brands. Artists answered with #StarterPackNoAI; Domino's later used the format for Mother's Day.

## Timeline

- 2024-01-07 — Thirsty Explorers Club (Open web) — Thirsty Explorers Club published a Microsoft Image Creator tutorial for making boxed toy versions of yourself.
- 2025-03-27 — @AIandDesign (X) — @AIandDesign promoted Imagine AI Live with a boxed action figure of its founder.
- 2025-04-07 — Hindustan Times (Press) — Hindustan Times published a guide to making photo-based action figures in ChatGPT.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/ai-action-figures

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “AI action figure starter packs.” Case HIS-01563. Spread Score v1.3: 20/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01563