"For some reason, despite their boyish features they have thick beards. One of them had no hands and only one foot. The other was holding a sign saying it's his birthday and asking for likes. Inexplicably they are sat in the middle of a busy road in the pouring rain with a birthday cake. The image is full of tell-tale signs that it was made with AI. But on Facebook it went viral with nearly one million likes and heart emojis."
"Theodore started an account on X, formerly known as Twitter, called "Insane AI Slop" and started calling out and poking fun at the content he came across that was fooling people. Others took notice and his inbox soon became flooded with people sending submissions for popular so-called AI slop. Left: Theodore. Right: Baby Bubbles and Babbles Facebook page. Common themes started becoming apparent - religion, military or poor children doing heartwarming things."
A disturbing, clearly AI-generated image of two emaciated South Asian children went viral on Facebook, prompting a Paris student named Theodore to act. Theodore created an account called Insane AI Slop to call out and mock low-quality AI images and videos that were fooling users. The account rapidly grew as people submitted examples, revealing recurring themes such as religion, military imagery, and portrayals of impoverished children in heartwarming or exploitative scenarios. Tech companies have begun limited efforts to curb such content, but cheaply produced AI slop remains widespread across social feeds.
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