The Newest Viral Trend: Asking ChatGPT to GeoGuess Your Location Photos
If you’ve been on social media lately, you might’ve seen a quirky new challenge sweeping across TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit: uploading a random location photo into ChatGPT and daring it to “GeoGuess” where it was taken.
Asking ChatGPT to GeoGuess Your Location Photos
If you’ve been on social media lately, you might’ve seen a quirky new challenge sweeping across TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit: uploading a random location photo into ChatGPT and daring it to “GeoGuess” where it was taken.
This trend blends the detective thrill of the popular game GeoGuessr with the AI magic of ChatGPT’s image analysis capabilities and people are absolutely loving it.
What’s the Trend?
The idea is simple: users upload a photo of anything from a blurry street corner to a scenic mountain view and then ask ChatGPT, “Can you guess where this was taken?” The AI then analyzes architectural styles, vegetation, signs, cars, and any other visible clues to make an educated guess. Sometimes it’s eerily accurate, other times hilariously off, but it’s always entertaining.
Tiktokers are turning it into a game; uploading their vacation photos, childhood snapshots, or completely obscure images just to see how close ChatGPT can get. Some even throw in red herrings or try to trick the AI, testing its limits like it’s a high-tech version of “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?”
How Does It Work?
Thanks to its multimodal capabilities, ChatGPT (with vision enabled) can analyze images and make logical deductions based on the visual content. It picks up on environmental cues like:
- Languages on signs
- Types of vegetation or landscape
- Architecture styles
- Road markings and traffic signs
- Clothing styles and license plates
All these details help it narrow down a possible region, city, or even specific landmark kind of like a virtual Sherlock Holmes with a globe.
What Are People Saying?
Creators are sharing their results with comments like:
“I thought this beach photo would stump it but it nailed it down to the exact city. Creepy cool!”
“Gave it a photo from my grandma’s village in Eastern Europe and it guessed Finland. Close enough?”
“The AI guessed Australia from just a mailbox. I’m impressed.”
Is It Always Right?
Not quite. While ChatGPT is surprisingly good at picking out clues, it’s not flawless. It can mistake one country’s signage or scenery for another or misread the context entirely. But that’s part of the charm: half game, half experiment.
How to Try It Yourself
- Find a location photo preferably one with some context (signs, landscape, buildings).
- Upload it to ChatGPT (if you have image input enabled).
- Ask something like, “Can you guess where this was taken?”
- Sit back and see what it says!
Wow, nailed it and not even a tree in sight. pic.twitter.com/bVcoe1fQ0Z
— swax (@swax) April 17, 2025
Whether you’re a geography nerd, an AI enthusiast, or just looking for your next content idea, this trend is a must-try. Just don’t be surprised if your vacation photo turns into the next viral GeoGuessing mystery.
