Monica, an AI tool, has recently gained popularity among internet users in Asia for its ability to roast social media profiles
If you are from Hong Kong or Taiwan, chances are your friends have been flooding your Instagram Stories with harsh roasts of their profile pages generated by AI tool Monica, the self-proclaimed roast master, and some crying emojis.
This AI assistant, accessible on web browsers, desktops and mobile phones, can perform tasks including writing, summarising and translating content. Several AI technologies power its versatile functions, including OpenAI’s GPT-4o, Meta’s Llama 3.1 Ultra-Fast and Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet.
Its developer has launched a new feature that analyses the personality of social media account owners based on their posts on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X or LinkedIn. The public can use it without signing up, and it can even generate results for private accounts.
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Monica’s analysis covers multiple aspects, including one’s Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality type, spirit animal, strengths and weaknesses. It also has a feature to check the compatibility between two accounts.
Despite concerns over data collection, the tool’s savage and hilarious comments have tempted netizens to try it out. While its criticism can be sharp, there’s often some truth behind it—especially if you don't take it too seriously.
The AI has conducted “digital ego checks” on Hollywood celebrities, A-list singers and internet personalities. The results are available for viewing on its website.
Below is its roast of Nusret Gökçe, a Turkish chef known as Salt Bae. He gained global fame for showing his theatrical seasoning techniques in online videos.
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