Facebook users say 'amen' to bizarre AI-generated images of Jesus
A wave of outlandish images that appear to be generated by artificial intelligence are racking up hundreds of thousands of interactions on Facebook.
Extremely muscular cows. Sharks leaping out of a muddy sea. Shrimp Jesus: Outlandish images that appear to be generated by artificial intelligence are racking up reactions on Facebook, leaving users amused, befuddled and on guard for scams.
Most of the images come from dozens of Facebook pages that post nearly every hour of the day, many of them inexplicably centered on themes involving Jesus and flight attendants. Some of those pages have built sizable followings in recent months, with the posts often garnering comments ranging from bot-like praise to snarky remarks aimed at users who seem to believe the images are real.
The images have received hundreds of millions of engagements on the platform, according to a new Stanford Internet Observatory analysis that studied 120 such pages, some of which are apparently run by the same administrators.
Intricate artistic renditions of Jesus, whether built with plastic bottles or carved out of sand, are among the most common images. More recently, Jesus has taken on sea creature forms, mainly shrimp, crabs and sea horses. “Made it with my own hands! 😊,” these posts claim, often lamenting, “No one like my artwork 😭😭”
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