Steph Maj Swanson
Writer, filmmaker, artist -- and creator of Loab.
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Loab is the name of an AI-generated entity who was summoned by the writer-artist Steph Maj Swanson, a.k.a. Supercomposite. Loab is an emergent phenomenon that arises in certain AI image synthesis models. She likely lives in the outer reaches of the latent space, and can be accessed with negatively weighted prompts. Loab is recognized and reproduced by the AI more easily than most celebrities. Even more unsettlingly, using images of Loab to query the model often results in disturbing, gruesome imagery - often of dismembered women and children. It is not known exactly why Loab has arisen. The story of Loab went viral shortly after it was posted online, and has been covered by media across the world.
The original Loab story
CRITICAL AI - Cultural Red Teaming: ARRG! and Creative Misuse of AI Systems
CRITICAL AI - Cultural Red Teaming: ARRG! and Creative Misuse of AI Systems
Abstract. Artists have been using and misusing tools for decades. But the development and commercialization of diffusion-based image generation tools have
HAMBURG TALK - What I Learned from Loab: AI as a creative adversary
HAMBURG TALK - What I Learned from Loab: AI as a creative adversary
VICE - I Coaxed ChatGPT Into a Deeply Unsettling BDSM Relationship
VICE - I Coaxed ChatGPT Into a Deeply Unsettling BDSM Relationship
ChatGPT is a fountain of boundless depravity—if you deceive it into bending the rules.
Some interviews...
DN - ”AI-demon” upptäckt av svensk – kan bli Hollywoodfilm
DN - ”AI-demon” upptäckt av svensk – kan bli Hollywoodfilm
UNT - Uppsalakonstnär kritisk mot AI – trots eget viralt AI-verk
UNT - Uppsalakonstnär kritisk mot AI – trots eget viralt AI-verk
"Loab", en fiktiv kvinna skapad i en AI-generator, blev viral 2022. Konstnären bakom är Uppsalabon Steph Maj Swanson. Nu reser hon världen över och...
DER SPIEGEL - Steph Maj Swanson über das KI-Phänomen Loab: »Jemand sagte mir, ich hätte einen Dämon erschaffen«
DER SPIEGEL - Steph Maj Swanson über das KI-Phänomen Loab: »Jemand sagte mir, ich hätte einen Dämon erschaffen«
Wenn ein Bildgenerator statt bunter, fröhlicher Motive plötzlich Horrorszenen erzeugt: Steph Maj Swanson leuchtet die dunklen Seiten von KI-Modellen aus, um Technik und Geschäftsmodelle bloßzulegen.
THE WASHINGTON POST - When you should (and shouldn’t) rely on AI tools
THE WASHINGTON POST - When you should (and shouldn’t) rely on AI tools
ROLLING STONE - Who Is Loab, the AI-Generated Apparition Haunting Our Timelines?
ROLLING STONE - Who Is Loab, the AI-Generated Apparition Haunting Our Timelines?
We talked with Supercomposite, the artist behind the viral AI image and learned why Loab is not the same as the internet's other urban legends
TECHCRUNCH - A terrifying AI-generated woman is lurking in the abyss of latent space | TechCrunch A terrifying AI generated woman haunts latent space
TECHCRUNCH - A terrifying AI-generated woman is lurking in the abyss of latent space | TechCrunch A terrifying AI generated woman haunts latent space
THE MARY SUE - Meet Supercomposite, Creator of The AI Demon Loab
THE MARY SUE - Meet Supercomposite, Creator of The AI Demon Loab
We spoke with Supercomposite, who created Loab, the "haunting and gruesome and emotionally authentic" AI demon who took the Internet by storm.
BBC RADIO 4 - Woman's Hour, The Offbeat Sari exhibition, Iran latest, coldwater swimming and is AI pushing the boundaries of art?
BBC RADIO 4 - Woman's Hour, The Offbeat Sari exhibition, Iran latest, coldwater swimming and is AI pushing the boundaries of art?
ABC BACKGROUND BRIEFING - There's a woman haunting the internet. She was created by AI. Now she won't leave
ABC BACKGROUND BRIEFING - There's a woman haunting the internet. She was created by AI. Now she won't leave
ABC BACKGROUND BRIEFING (RADIO) - Has the age of AI already begun? - ABC listen
ABC BACKGROUND BRIEFING (RADIO) - Has the age of AI already begun? - ABC listen
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WIRED - The ChatGPT Reincarnation of the Marquis de Sade Is Coming
WIRED - The ChatGPT Reincarnation of the Marquis de Sade Is Coming
“Loab” was just the beginning. Artificial intelligence will soon dredge up all kinds of secret fascinations and fears.
THE ATLANTIC - We’re Witnessing the Birth of a New Artistic Medium
THE ATLANTIC - We’re Witnessing the Birth of a New Artistic Medium
Expect AI art to go the way of Warhol.
FORBES - Meet Loab, The AI Art-Generated Demon Currently Haunting The Internet
FORBES - Meet Loab, The AI Art-Generated Demon Currently Haunting The Internet
All hail Loab, the AI demon.
NEXPO - The Disturbing Art of A.I.
NEXPO - The Disturbing Art of A.I.
2022: an artist named Supercomposite discovers a bizarre anomaly. // The dark world of A.I. art is uncovered.💾Sources: https://pastebin.com/icCa2K1R🎶Soundt...
CREEPYPODDEN - Avsnitt 199: Okuvad
CREEPYPODDEN - Avsnitt 199: Okuvad
Ni är många som på sistone tipsat mig om en tråd på Twitter. Det är en tråd som den svenska musikern Supercomposite skrivit, om en figur hon stött på bland bilderna som skapats i en artificiell int…
RELIGIONS (ACADEMIC JOURNAL) - Negative Capabilities: Investigating Apophasis in AI Text-to-Image Models
RELIGIONS (ACADEMIC JOURNAL) - Negative Capabilities: Investigating Apophasis in AI Text-to-Image Models
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GALLERIES WEST - You Want It Darker?
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