Loab (/ ˈloʊb / LOBE) [1] is a fictional character that artist and writer Steph Maj Swanson [2][3] has claimed to have discovered with a text-to-image AI model in April 2022.

On Sept. 6, the internet was introduced to "Loab," an apparently AI-generated "woman." The internet promptly began calling her "the first cryptid of latent space," "creepy," a "demon" and "a...

Sep 7, 2022 · Yesterday, I stumbled upon one of the most engrossing threads I’ve seen in a while, one from Supercomposite, a musician and now, instantly infamous AI art generator who appeared to have conjured...

Sep 7, 2022 · AI art generates a nightmare. An AI art enthusiast has apparently stumbled across a creepy, recurring image – now known as Loab – which appears to be more easily generated than you'd ever...

Sep 13, 2022 · Earlier this month, Twitter user Supercomposite posted a thread of spooky images featuring a woman she calls “Loab,” who usually has red cheeks and dark, hollow eyes. Since then, the images, which...

Nov 25, 2022 · Loab was created entirely by artificial intelligence. An AI-generated character might not sound so remarkable in an era of deepfakes and all manner of digital alchemy. But Loab is different. Generated by accident, she leaves an …

Jun 9, 2023 · Her name is Loab (pronounced like 'lobe'), and she was "discovered" by a Swedish-based artist who goes by the name of Supercomposite on Twitter. Supercomposite is among the first wave of modern creators to explore the realms of text-to-image AI generators.

Sep 8, 2022 · Her name is Loab, and a 31-year-old musician in Sweden who goes by the band name Supercomposite claims to have “discovered” her while experimenting with AI-generated images back in April.

The Loab cryptid is an AI-generated entity summoned by writer-artist Steph Maj Swanson. Loab is an emergent character that arises in certain AI image synthesis models, accessible via negatively weighted prompts.

Sep 13, 2022 · A chilling discovery by an AI researcher finds that the “latent space” comprising a deep learning model’s memory is haunted by least one horrifying figure — a bloody-faced woman now known ...