Are there ghosts in our machines?
On Sept. 6, the internetwas introduced to “Loab,“an apparently AI-generated “woman.”
There’s a lot going on here, so let’s explain.
First, to understand Loab, you should probably understand what’s happening in AI art.
In early September, a video game designerwon a Colorado art competition with a piece generated by Midjourney.
That’s how we get to Loab.
Who or what is Loab?
Loab does not exist.
Loab is not real.
Loab was “created” by Twitter user @supercomposite using an image prompt.
- (Note: There are graphic AI-generated images in the thread.)
I discovered this woman, who I call Loab, in April.
The AI reproduced her more easily than most celebrities.
Her presence is persistent, and she haunts every image she touches.
CW: Take a seat.
This is where the “horror story” begins.
The next step was to prompt the AI by mixing other AI-generated images with images of Loab.
In telling the creepypasta-like tale, Supercomposite notes that Loab “haunts every image she touches.”
Which makes perfect sense in the way the AI art generators work.
The AI, Supercomposite writes, can “latch onto the idea of Loab.”
It’s unclear, at present, which AI generator Supercomposite used.
Grotesque and concerning or just a clever creepypasta, Loab is athingnow.
She even has her own Wikipedia page.
They have been retweeting Loab-like images from other creators.
But the reality is: it’s possible for you to’t summon Loab.
you might’t get Loab to appear in your AI art.
There’s simply no way tofindLoab.
If you say Loab’s name five times it will not appear in your AI art.
Loab is not real.
Say it with me.
Loab is not real
Loab is not real
