{"id":99362,"date":"2025-10-23T14:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/99362\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:02:10","slug":"the-ai-generated-headshot-market-is-booming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/99362\/","title":{"rendered":"The AI-Generated Headshot Market is Booming"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A recent survey<\/a> of 2,000 U.S. adults found 44% of them would consider using an AI headshot, and this is reportedly playing out in real life as professionals increasingly opt for the controversial images for LinkedIn or a CV. <\/p>\n

There has been an explosion of AI headshot generators, including on Canva<\/a>, as customers turn to them not just for a cheaper price, but in the hope it gives them an edge on competition.<\/p>\n

But the price point is important; one young professional tells CNBC<\/a> that when she studied at Yale, a 15-minute session with a headshot photographer set her back $200. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really expensive. The process of getting the pictures back, rendering them, looking at which ones I looked the best in, and then sending it back to the photographer for edit,\u201d says Melanie Fan, who now works at an AI-powered shopping platform. <\/p>\n

\"Side-by-side<\/a>I had AI headshots done of myself last year. The guy on the right has bizarre arms, while the guy on the left looks like my more handsome brother. <\/p>\n

Last year I tried out PhotoPacks.AI<\/a>, a service that costs just $10 and for that the user receives hundreds of AI images. But as I pointed out then, while the images may look a little like me, it\u2019s not exactly how I look. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is perceived as risky to use an AI headshot,\u201d Sam DeMase, a ZipRecruiter career expert, tells CNBC. \u201cA poorly done AI-generated headshot is easily recognized, reads as inauthentic, and can hurt the candidate\u2019s chances of being selected.\u201d<\/p>\n

However as technology advances, it is getting more and more difficult to definitively tell if an image is AI-generated. And with AI headshots, if you\u2019ve never met the person whose photos you\u2019re looking at, then you have no frame of reference on whether the image is a true representation of them. <\/p>\n

CNBC spoke to LinkedIn which says that it does allow AI headshots on the website but with the caveat, \u201cthe photo must reflect your likeness.\u201d That feels like a very gray area. <\/p>\n

Canva insists that the purpose of its AI headshot generator is not to replace photographers, but to create a \u201cmore accessible way to get professional and unique headshots.\u201d <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a headshot photographer who has been affected by the AI headshot market, we\u2019d love to hear from you. Please get in touch via the tip line<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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