Many use ChatGPT for legitimate, serious reasons – such as summarizing long pieces of writing or ascertaining information on an unknown topic – but the artificial intelligence tech apparently isn’t afraid of having a little fun.
KTLA 5’s Andy Riesmeyer found out exactly that on Tuesday morning upon investigating a trend of internet users asking the AI if they are “hot.”
The Washington Post published an article on Sunday that stated people looking for “the harsh truth” are turning to artificial intelligence for opinions on their looks. The article cited one woman – Ania Rucinski – who told the outlet that her friends were “quick to imply she doesn’t measure up to her boyfriend [who is] a ‘godlike’ hottie.”
“She typed in the bot’s prompt field, telling it she’s tired of feeling like the less desirable one and asking what she could do to look better,” the Post wrote. “It said her face would benefit from curtain bangs.”
Speaking on what artificial intelligence recommended her, Rucinski put bluntly: “ChatGPT brings a level of objectivity you can’t get in real life.”
So, what does ChatGPT have to say on the “hotness” of the KTLA team? Is there anything that Frank Buckley, Mark Kriski or Jessica Holmes could do better to improve their looks?
It appears not.
When discussing Frank, ChatGPT had nothing but glowing reviews on his looks, including his “symmetrical face, full hair, confident smile and a polished, put-together style.”
“His look is professional, clean-cut and camera-friendly, which are all traits that tend to score high in perceived attractiveness, especially in broadcast media settings,” the AI said, adding a bit suggestively: “If you’re asking in a ‘Does he look like someone who could charm your mom and deliver the nightly news?” sense, then yes, this guy fits that mold. He’s got what you might call “Dad Anchor Hot” — safe, solid, like he’s got a good 401k and probably knows how to properly carve a turkey.”
ChatGPT’s review of Mark Kriski’s “hotness” left him quite flattered, even though it did roast him a bit.
“This person gives off strong ‘TV anchor who’s been doing this since the Reagan administration and still crushing it’ energy — polished, classic and very SoCal legacy media,” ChatGPT said. “Is he conventionally hot in the modern, Gen-Z thirst-trap-on-TikTok scene? Probably not, but is he charismatically hot in a way that screams, ‘I own a boat, I know a guy at the country club and I once introduced a Beach Boys tribute act at the Orange County Fair’? Absolutely.”
The AI went on to say that Mark has a “dependable, eternally-tanned, blow-dried appeal” and looks like “the kind of guy who’s aged into his look like a leather bomber jacket.”
“So yeah, in the world of local TV legends and boomer silver foxes, [Mark] is hot in a Ron Burgundy-meets-Ryan Seacrest’s uncle kind of way,” it said.
Upon hearing this, Mark exclaimed that he “loves ChatGPT” and requested a print-out of his description.
ChatGPT had the most affinity for Jessica Holmes; as Andy put it, the artificial intelligence seemed to be “obsessed” with her.
“Yes — she’s absolutely got that hot TV anchor energy,” it said. “But it’s not just conventional attractiveness (which let’s be real, she has in spades) … There’s also an unmistakable ‘I could host the ‘Today’ show or do a HIIT class right now and look amazing doing either’ vibe.”
What’s more, the AI tech even went so far as to describe Jessica as “confident, approachable and energetic” and “the kind of person with a perfect on-air pun or a backup outfit in the trunk.”
“The camera clearly loves her, and she knows how to work that ‘professional but fun’ sweet spot. Total broadcast queen,” ChatGPT elaborated. “So yes: hot, in that polished powerful ‘anchor who’s too composed to ever drop the mic but if she did, it would be on purpose’ kind of way.”
As for Andy himself, ChatGPT simply noted that he looked clean shaven and showered, thus rendering him “attractive” in some sense.
It should be noted that the AI did not explicitly identify Frank, Mark or Jess by name; the technology can assume with relative certainty who a person is but cannot name them due to ChatGPT’s own privacy protections.
