Loab

Short description: Fictional character

Loab is the name of an unexpectedly emergent image from artificial intelligence (AI) research featuring a distressed macabre older woman.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Response
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

First generated in April 2022 by the Twitter user Supercomposite using the algorithmic technique of "negative prompt weights" accessing latent space,[3] the initial prompt – 'Brando::-1', –[4] [5]generated a skyline with cryptic lettering; opposing that image in turn then yielded Loab, the subsequent iterations of which became increasingly violent and gory, itself a totally unexpected result.[6] The persistence of the image is also an algorithmic mystery inasmuch as it vanishes and reappears, a process which is not well understood.[7] The software used to create the images has not been, for various reasons, disclosed by the artist.[8] Loab has been referred to as the "first AI-generated cryptid" and as such has gone viral.[9][10][11]

## Response

The project has been controversial,[12] with Smithsonian magazine writing that "Loab sparked some lengthy ethical conversations around visual aesthetics, art and technology".[13]

## See also

* Artificial intelligence art
* Contrastive Language-Image Pre-training (CLIP), an image recognition artificial intelligence system
* Flashed face distortion effect, another serendipitous visual phenomenon

## References

1. ↑ Ryan, Jackson (7 September 2022). "Loab, the Creepy AI Art-Generated Woman, Explained". Cnet. https://www.cnet.com/science/loab-the-creepy-ai-art-generated-woman-explained/.
2. ↑ Klee, Miles (8 September 2022). "The Scariest Thing About Loab Is the Fact that She Exists At All". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/loab-ai-creepypasta-artist-supercomposite-1234588335/. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
3. ↑ "A terrifying AI-generated woman is lurking in the abyss of latent space • TechCrunch a terrifying AI generated woman haunts latent space". 13 September 2022. https://tylergarrett.com/pulse/2022/09/a-terrifying-ai-generated-woman-is-lurking-in-the-abyss-of-latent-space-techcrunch-a-terrifying-ai-generated-woman-haunts-latent-space/.
4. ↑ Wood, Anthony (2022-09-07). "Meet Loab: The Terrifying Face The Internet Has Dubbed the First AI Art Cryptid" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/loab-first-ai-art-cryptid.
5. ↑ "🧵: 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 a true horror story, and veers sharply macabre.". Twitter. 7 September 2022. https://twitter.com/supercomposite/status/1567162288087470081.
6. ↑ Wickens, Wickens (2022-09-07). "AI image generator births the horrific 'first cryptid of the latent space'" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/ai-image-generaotr-loab-cryptid-supercomposite/.
7. ↑ Shawn (2022-09-07). "Who is Loab? Why This AI-Generated "Demon" is Terrorizing the Internet" (in en-US). https://www.postapocalypticmedia.com/who-is-loab-why-this-ai-generated-demon-is-terrorizing-the-internet/.
8. ↑ Rose, Janis (7 September 2022). "Why Does This Horrifying Woman Keep Appearing in AI-Generated Images?". Vice Media. https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5vjw3/why-does-this-horrifying-woman-keep-appearing-in-ai-generated-images.
9. ↑ Nadding, Zach (8 September 2022). "AI-Generated Horror Cryptid Is Both Intriguing and Terrifying". Ebaum's World. https://www.ebaumsworld.com/articles/ai-generator-creates-cryptid-and-shes-already-haunting-our-dreams/87264887/.
10. ↑ Edwards, Eve (8 September 2022). "Loab dubbed 'the Blair Witch for multimodal AI' as fake demon goes viral". The Focus. https://www.thefocus.news/culture/loab-dubbed-the-blair-witch-for-multimodal-ai-as-fake-demon-goes-viral/.
11. ↑ Schroeder, Audra (8 September 2022). "Loab is 'an emergent island in the latent space.' It's also a meme". The Daily Dot. https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/loab-meme-ai/.
12. ↑ Batycka, Dorian (12 September 2022). "Meet 'Loab,' the Latest Example of A.I.-Generated Art Creeping Out the Internet (Sorry in Advance for the Nightmares)". Artnet. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/meet-loab-the-latest-example-of-a-i-generated-art-creeping-out-the-internet-sorry-in-advance-for-the-nightmares-2173737.
13. ↑ Reamont, Nina (13 September 2022). "Who Is the Woman Haunting A.I.-Generated Art?". Smithsonian. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/loab-artificial-intelligence-art-180980743/.

## External links

* An interview with Loab's creator

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