Wed. 09/07 - The Haunting of Loab: AI's First Cryptid

Meet, Loab––a woman haunting every AI generated image she is summoned to with some of the goriest scenes you’ll find this side of Halloween. What does Loab tell us about AI generated art and our relationship to truth and reality online––especially when it comes to horrible stories that are so unbelievable, you might just have to believe them.

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Links:

• Meet Loab, The AI Art-Generated Demon Currently Haunting The Internet (Forbes)
• Meet Loab: The Terrifying Face The Internet Has Dubbed the First AI Art Cryptid (IGN)
• Original Loab thread (supercomposite, Twitter)
• On Loab, Creepypasta, and Truth (Joe Ondrak, Twitter)
• How Disinformation Is a New Kind of Horror Fiction (Logically)
• What’s Really Behind Those AI Art Images? (Galaxy Brain)
• The Cryptid Factor
• Party City Launches Scavenger Hunt in Haunted Cities Across America (All Hallows Geek)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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