There’s a new internet term making the rounds: “grandmaslop.” It’s what some people are calling the flood of AI-generated photos, storybooks, and fake family memories that grandparents are creating with tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and more. Think grandkids magically riding the Polar Express, posing with Santa, or starring in custom storybooks … despite none of it ever actually happening.
Some grandparents see it as a sweet way to celebrate family, but many parents aren’t loving it. Their concerns range from privacy and consent to the idea of creating “memories” that never existed in the first place.
The trend is highlighting a growing generational divide: older relatives think it’s harmless fun, while younger people worry about what happens to those images once they’re uploaded to AI platforms.