‘Horrifying’ — Reddit users are creating uncanny valley photos with ChatGPT, so I asked it to make something creepy and now I deeply regret it
THE SO WHAT
The fact that “uncanny” and “horrifying” are now casual prompts for mainstream tools means your brand will eventually be adjacent to content you didn’t intend. If you operate consumer surfaces, tighten your content policies and think through how you’ll handle user-generated AI images that cross the line without being obviously illegal.
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