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AI is Making Nightmarish Kid's Cartoons and It's Totally Bonkers

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The internet just got a whole lot weirder, and not in a cute “quirky TikTok” kind of way. Imagine innocent cartoon characters like Minions and Thomas the Tank Engine suddenly transformed into gore-fest horror shows, welcome to the dark side of AI-generated content.

AI is churning out bizarre videos that look like they’re designed for kids but are actually nightmare fuel. These videos aren’t your typical Saturday morning cartoon fare. We’re talking mutating Minions, traumatized kittens, and cartoon characters experiencing some seriously twisted scenarios that would make even the most desensitized horror fan squirm.

The AI Content Hellscape

Content creators are exploiting generative AI to produce mass quantities of deeply disturbing videos. Channels with innocent names like “Cute Cat AI” are pumping out content featuring cartoon animals experiencing extreme violence, medical procedures, and child abuse, all supposedly marketed as “family-friendly” entertainment.

A Platform Moderation Nightmare

YouTube is struggling to keep up with this AI-generated content tsunami. While they claim to be removing problematic channels, new ones spring up faster than they can moderate. The speed and scale of AI content creation means these bizarre videos can be produced in massive quantities with minimal human oversight.

Why You Should Care

This isn’t just about weird internet content. These videos are potentially traumatizing for children and represent a disturbing new frontier of digital content creation where algorithms and AI can generate increasingly sophisticated and unsettling material with zero human empathy or understanding.

As AI technology continues to evolve, we’re looking at a future where the line between reality and generated content becomes increasingly blurred. Buckle up, because the internet is about to get even more bizarre.

AUTHOR: pw

SOURCE: Wired