{
  "id": 6568657,
  "title": "1980s AI Photo trend: 5 ChatGPT prompts to create Kerala-style retro images",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/1980s-ai-photo-trend-5-chatgpt-prompts-to-create-kerala-style-retro",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-10T08:19:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/1980s-ai-photo-trend-5-chatgpt-prompts-to-create-kerala-style-retro-images/articleshow/133999924.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A social media trend uses ChatGPT to recreate photos in 1980s styles. Users are now focusing on regional aesthetics, specifically 1980s Kerala and Malayali culture. Prompts request authentic family, wedding, college, and studio portraits from the period. These images incorporate traditional clothing, jewellery, and home settings from Kerala. The AI maintains recognizable facial features while…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "ChatGPT 80s trend: Prompts to try it yourself",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/chatgpt-80s-trend-prompts-to-try-it-yourself",
        "published": "2026-09-09T22:57:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Ready for your Bollywood debut? 15 ChatGPT prompts to give your photos a ’90s retro makeover",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/ready-for-your-bollywood-debut-15-chatgpt-prompts-to-give-your-photos",
        "published": "2026-09-10T05:31:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "How retro 1980s AI photo ChatGPT trend triggered BJP vs Congress meme war - See pics of Modi, Rahul Gandhi, others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/how-retro-1980s-ai-photo-chatgpt-trend-triggered-bjp-vs-congress-meme",
        "published": "2026-09-10T15:33:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}