#ai weirdness

[maxwellshimbo]

Botober, day 1: Bread sky

[alovelessmelancholy]

Double the fun🔥

[benthesoldiersjeanshorts]

[gravidasomnia]

More retro vibes/nostalgia, this time it's fake catalogs

[pixelsynthesis]

[terracebatman]

Asking AI who would be a couple in the afterlife? Mr Rogers & Princess Diana.

[quihi]

Sometimes I think the surest sign that we're not living in a simulation is that if we were, some organism would have learned to exploit its glitches.

Janelle Shane, You Look Like a Thing and I Love You

[artificial-weirdness]

"Frasier Pulls the Trigger" by AI

Frasier( AI): Well, here we are again, my old nemesis. Cam Winston. For years, our rivalry has been the subject of debate among the intelligentsia. Some say that I, Frasier Crane, am merely an elitist snob, while others assert that you, Cam Winston, are a boorish, uncouth brute. Well, I say, enough with the debate! Let us settle this once and for all like gentlemen. And, like the true nobleman that I am, I will allow you to make the first move.

Frasier (AI): My dear nemesis, you see, since our feud began, there have been countless times where you have come close to besting me in our many competitions. Be it a game of chess, croquet, or even arm wrestling, there was always one simple truth. You were simply a thorn in my side. But now, I say, let the tables be turned. Frasier begins to laugh maniacally.

Cam Winston (human input): Frasier Crane. My sworn enemy. Cam Winston, a distinguished gentleman in a suit, is retrieving his newspaper from the front lobby of the apartment as Frasier speaks to him

Frasier (AI): A thorn in my side, no more. You see, as a man of class and sophistication, I am always reminded of a certain French poem I read once. "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth." Well, now, I have taken the initiative. With one swift, calculated moment, I can forever end this ridiculous back and forth. Frasier reaches into his pocket and produces a revolver.

Frasier (AI): This is farewell, my mortal enemy. I will no longer be forced to endure your incessant chiding. Cam Winston has a look of complete shock, as Frasier points the revolver at Cam's chest.

Frasier (AI): The final showdown of a never-ending drama. Goodbye, my nemesis. Frasier pulls the trigger.

Frasier (AI): And with that...it is done. It is over. I have put a stop to our petty, immature rivalry. For now, and forevermore. The sound of a single gunshot echoes through the hall, and Cam Winston falls to the ground.

Frasier (AI): Cam Winston...I truly regret that it had to come to this. For, as a man of class, I recognize that, while our differences made for endless entertainment, they did, at times, create rifts of ill will. But those rifts are no more, for I have won once again. And all that is left...is silence. Frasier walks off, his shoulders slumped down, as he ponders the ramifications of what he has done.

Human input: Daphne Moon enters the lobby.

Frasier (AI): turning back to face Daphne Daphne, are you all right? I heard what sounded like a gunshot. Daphne, is everything- Seeing Daphne's horrified expression, Frasier quickly hides the revolver in his blazer.

Human input: (Martin joins the scene and a farce ensues)

Frasier (AI): shouting to Martin and Niles Boys, I-I can explain. This-This isn't what it looks like. I simply...I needed to get a gun for protection. Martin and Niles enter the lobby and stand beside Daphne, stunned.

Frasier (AI): to Daphne with a nervous chuckle You see, I've always felt quite vulnerable in this large...urban apartment building. You never know when a crazed criminal might break down your door and-

Frasier (AI): a beat Wait, wait, what am I saying? I'm being ridiculous, I-I sound like a paranoid fool. It was nothing. Just ignore everything you've seen. Everything's fine. Nothing to worry about. Now, I'll just go put this back where it belongs, and...again, nothing to worry about. Frasier tries to sneak past them, but Niles grabs him by the arm.

(Human input): Niles shouts: MY BROTHER YOU ARE DEAD TO ME. MURDERER! NILES PULLS OUT A FANCIER REVOLVER

Frasier (AI): floored by this betrayal Niles, please-I can explain. I can explain everything. Niles shakes his head as he cocks his revolver and points it at Frasier's chest. Niles, please! We can talk this out, just put the gun down! Martin then chimes in, and also retrieves a revolver.

Frasier (AI): shaking his head in dismay No, Martin, no, no, no, no, no...this is all completely unnecessary. We can talk this out. You two don't even have ammunition to use in your guns! Just then, Eddie, the dog, walks into the lobby and stares at the scene with complete confusion. Martin points the revolver at Eddie.

Frasier (AI): panicking What is wrong with everybody?! Why does everyone here have a gun all of a sudden?! What about Daphne? Daphne, you don't have a gun, do you? Daphne then pulls out a small pistol from her purse and aims it at Frasier.

Frasier (AI): begging her for sympathy as he puts his hands in the air Daphne, I know what this looks like, but you have to believe me...I had nothing to do with Cam Winston's death! It-It was self-defense! Everyone, please, just put the guns down, okay? Just...calm, level-headed talk. No more jumping to conclusions. The whole room falls silent for a moment, with everyone staring at Frasier's distraught expression.

Daphne (Human input): You killed Cam Winston in cold blood, you old fool.

Frasier (AI): to Daphne No, Daphne, no! Do you not understand why I did what I did?! You were not there for all those years of abuse! You were not there to see Cam repeatedly best me at every turn! You were not there to hear his cruel taunts or see him spit in my face! I had no choice!

Martin (AI): Son, you can't kill a man just because he annoys you. He lifts the revolver sadly.

Frasier (AI): Father, please don't do this! This is madness! We can talk this out! Niles then chimes in, gun still aimed at Frasier's chest.

Frasier (AI): a trembling voice Niles, please...just point your gun down, okay? I mean, you're my brother. Don't you care about that? Can't you empathize with-

Niles (Human input): The security camera footage show otherwise, Frasier. I knew this day would come.

Frasier (AI): Oh my God...I've-I've been caught. You caught me. Congratulations, Niles. You win. Frasier hangs his head dejectedly as he waits for the next course of action. Well, what are you waiting for? Niles cocks his revolver and aims it directly at Frasier.

Frasier (AI): So it's come to this then. Frasier closes his eyes and braces himself to meet his grim fate. There is no more waiting, only- But as the bullet flies, Frasier is pushed out of the way at the last second by Daphne, putting herself in the line of fire and taking the bullet intended for Frasier with her back. Niles stops in his tracks and sees this horrifying display.

what happens next? I don't know. no one knows.

[maxwellshimbo]

Botober, day 3: Exceptionally mischievous pumpkin

[inc-b]

Using AI to generate last minute pictures for a D&D session and it suddenly gave me a few hundred words of advertising (for the browser I was already using) that ended in this:

I went to that link and it was a video I've never seen before, and probably would never have bothered watching - some clips of a boxer dog uploaded 12 years ago.

I literally only opened this browser for the AI, it's never been used deliberately for actual browsing. I hope it's the AI's own metadata leaking through but I've got no idea.

[benthesoldiersjeanshorts]

[the-october-country]

If you're looking for Hallowe'en-themed art prompts, but you need them to be as weird as only AI can make them...

[thejaymo]

Rapid Realms: A Visual Novel with AI | Part 2

Part 1 covered the first 4 hours in my attempt at a 30 hour speed run to go from Zero to One making a Solarpunk visual novel. We pick up the speed run having just used in-painting to generate facial expressions and speaking animation, and having successfully created a character matte and replaced the background.

[pixelsynthesis]

[idontcarejustletmelive]

Was helping out with a creative writing and AI workshop the other day (we use creative writing activities to help people understand how AI works, how writers might use it for inspiration purposes and what its issues are, we are categorically NOT suggesting it replace writers, in case anyone comes for me) and we were talking about hallucination and how best to induce/spot it for fun and educational purposes. I was getting ChatGPT to write travel guides to real places from the perspective of futuristic androids and it was broadly factual but threw in a very weird thing about how Loch Tay is most famous for containing the wreckage of Robert the Bruce's blue and gold war barge. I mentioned it was particularly odd, because when I fact checked everything else, it was all correct, and I couldn't find anything in fact or fiction that suggested Robert the Bruce had ever had any kind of barge, blue and gold or otherwise. So why make that particular detail up when most of the rest was just pulled from Wikipedia and tourist websites?

My colleague said: "They're so weird- it's like a glimpse into a parallel universe."

And I know logically that that's extremely unlikely to be what's actually happening.

And yet...