Artificial Intelligence on Instagram: A Complete, In-Depth Guide to Implementing AI in Content, Business, and SMM in 2025

Stanislav Azarov
Dec 7, 2025
4 min read

Instagram is not what it was a few years ago.

In 2023–2025, it has entered a new era — AI-first platforms , where artificial intelligence decides:

what content people will see,
which profiles will grow,
which brands will become popular,
which Reels will get millions of views.

And most importantly, AI has become not a trend, but a standard that determines the development of businesses and personal brands.

This article is the most complete practical guide on how to implement artificial intelligence on Instagram , what tools are needed, how to get more customers, and how modern companies are using it (including pet projects like Zivoton).

🔥 Chapter 1. What is “AI on Instagram” in 2025?

Most people think that AI on Instagram is just filters or photo generation.

In fact, this is just the tip of the iceberg .

Today, AI controls:

✔ recommendation system

Instagram analyzes up to 10,000 parameters for each user action , predicts behavior, and shows content that will keep a person in the app.

✔ content creation

AI generates:

photos (realistic, fashion, studio, fantasy),
video,
3D avatars,
virtual influencers,
animals in costumes, funny images, cartoon styles.

✔ Direct processing

AI can already:

communicate with customers,
answer frequently asked questions,
place an order,
recommend products,
provide support 24/7.

✔ content analytics

AI analyzes:

what works and what doesn't,
which posts get more reach,
when is the best time to publish,
who is your real audience,
which competitors are growing and why.

This completely changes the rules of the game.

🐾 Chapter 2. How AI is transforming the pet business and why it is an opportunity for Zivoton

The pet niche is one of the hottest on Instagram.

Why?

Because animals:

evoke emotions,
collect coverage,
create viral content,
build trust.

And AI allows you to scale this without limits .

🔹 1. AI animal photos: from cute to professional fashion content

AI can create:

a dog in a pirate costume,
Japanese style cat,
a dog in a festive outfit,
a Disney-style animal,
cat as a Marvel hero.

Advantage:

→ no need for photo shoots, props, locations

→ you don't need a real pet for every image

→ content is generated in seconds

→ you can take 30–50 photos per week

Brands like Zivoton can blog as if they have a team of photographers and a studio , when in fact it is AI.

🔹 2. AI pet avatars

Trend of 2025:

AI character/animal avatar

— much more popular than realistic photos.

This could be:

user's favorite transformed into a cartoon style
comedian dog
“virtual” mascot of the Zivoton brand
3D character for Reels

Such avatars receive 5–8 times more interaction.

🔹 3. AI Reels that look like real video

Now AI can create videos:

The dog runs across the field.
cat opens a box of product
the animal "speaks" in the voice of an announcer
The dog is spinning in a fashion lookbook

And Reels with AI animals have:

higher retention
longer view
better CTR

⚙️ Section 3. Which Instagram processes can be fully delegated to AI

And here the magic begins.

🟩 1. Creating a visual brand style

AI helps create:

colors,
templates,
fonts,
photo style,
avatar,
covers for Reels and Stories.

The brand looks professional from day one .

🟩 2. Full content plan for a month

AI creates:

30 post topics
8 Reels ideas
15 Story ideas
rubrics and formats
text for each post
hashtags
caption length, CTA

🟩 3. Replies in Direct

AI can:

automate consultations
sell
upsell
collect data
to form an order

Works as an SMM manager, salesperson, and support operator all at once.

🟩 4. Managing Instagram like a professional content hub

AI can:

retouch photos
change background
move characters to other scenes
add objects
generate emotions
transform costumes
to compose

🤖 Chapter 4. Top AI Tools for Instagram in 2025

💡 ChatGPT-5 Vision

Suitable for:

texts
scripts
analysts
audience research
strategy creation

💡 Midjourney 7

Photorealism: studio photos, fashion, lifestyle.

💡 DALL·E 4

Realistic portraits (people + animals).

💡 Runway Gen-3

Video generation: Reels, animations, motion-design.

💡 Stable Diffusion XL

Full control over style, prompts, and details.

💡 Instagram AI Tools

Built-in AI:

auto-framing
AI background replacement
auto-remix
AI Story Templates

📈 Chapter 5. How AI really increases sales

According to Meta statistics (2025):

📌 AI content receives:

+72% more savings

+45% more comments

x4 more chances to get into recommendations

📌 Business receives:

+37% sales via Direct

+54% faster response

–63% of content spending

📌 Reels with AI have:

higher chance of going viral

🔧 Chapter 6. Step-by-step implementation of AI on Instagram for the Zivoton brand

✔ Step 1. Create AI animal images (brand mascots)

Dog/cat → different styles, costumes, themes.

✔ Step 2. Develop an AI-based visual brand style

T-shirts with the Zivoton logo, corporate colors, photo style.

✔ Step 3. Generate AI content 3–5 times a week

Photos + Reels.

✔ Step 4. Run AI in Direct

Customer support + sales.

✔ Step 5. AI analytics

Optimization of publication timing, topics, and formats.

🎨 Chapter 7. A place for visuals on a blog

You can insert:

📌 AI image: girl in Zivoton t-shirt from Instagram

📌 AI animal character

📌 AI-scene “Instagram-universe”

(I can generate any options.)

🏁 Conclusion

AI is not just a tool.

This is the engine of Instagram's development in 2025 , which is already today:

saves resources,
increases sales,
increases reach,
creates style,
makes the brand recognizable.

Whoever implements AI earlier gains a competitive advantage.

Zivoton can become a leader in the pet direction of Instagram thanks to AI content.