People love to hate generative artificial intelligence, and we’re here for it. Recent research shows that more people are concerned than excited about AI use. Meanwhile, internet users are calling out the most egregious artificial intelligence slop that looks like it was produced in a data center right out of a dystopian nightmare.
We’re featuring some of the creepiest, weirdest, most confusing, funniest, and dumbest things ever spat out by chatbots, as shared by members of the ‘Cursed AI’ community. Grab your holy water and unsee juice, and join us in the AI slop swamp below!
Oh, and when we say ‘cursed,’ we really mean it. Yeah, it’s worse than you think.
#1 Becky Is Living Her Best Life In Rural Maine
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#2 Expert Care
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#3 Things In Places
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Pew Research Center reports that a whopping 52% of Americans are more concerned than excited about the increased use of artificial intelligence in daily life. This signifies a huge uptick from 37% back in 2021.
Based on recent findings, a mere 9% of people are more excited than concerned about AI use. Meanwhile, 37% of respondents say that they are just as excited as they are concerned.
#4 A Accurate Representation Of What’s Going On In My Head 90% Of The Time
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#5 Yawning Is Contagious
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#6 One Of Them`s Going Home In A Wheelbarrow. Who Is It?
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“Concern about AI is up among younger and older Americans alike since we first asked this question in 2021. But while the rise was mainly in the first two years for Americans ages 30 and older, concern continues to climb for adults under 30 – whose skepticism of AI has made headlines in recent months,” the Pew Research Center team explains the results of the recent survey.
#7 How It Should Have Ended
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#8 Hybrid Cockroach Chicken
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#9 Bluejayman Resting On His Perch
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In short, excitement about the daily use of artificial intelligence has dropped off while worry continues to climb.
Back in 2021, job loss due to AI was a major concern. Now, in 2026, this concern is increasing. According to the recent survey, a jaw-dropping 71% of respondents think that AI will lead to fewer jobs in the US over the next two decades. A minority (just 5%) think that AI will lead to more jobs.
#10 Say Cheese!
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#11 Why Is The Koalas Face A Big Cat Cub??
So my local newspaper for my area decided they were going to use AI to generate the imagery on their latest paper.
Tell me why there are koalas with the face of what I can only guess is a big cat cub? Maybe lion/cheetah cubs…?? It’s so bizarre. I genuinely don’t understand how it made to print.
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#12 Mickey’s Casting Tape
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“Worry over job loss has shown up throughout our research about AI, including among workers and even teenagers. And there’s no shortage of expert debate – many warn AI is a threat to jobs, while others have argued it creates them,” Pew Research Center explains.
“Young adults aren’t the only ones concerned about AI’s increasing use in daily life, or about job loss.”
#13 Here Kitty Kitty
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#14 Hellhound Irl
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#15 Why
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Young people are, more and more, showing a negative perspective about the future of AI, even while they use these tools.
“Adults under 30 are most likely to think AI will be bad for society – and for them. They largely think it will make connection and creativity harder to come by. And though most say they use chatbots, they’re just as likely to say these tools hurt their own creativity as help it.”
#16 I Asked Al To Generate Me A Typical Family From Ohio
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#17 Can You Not Touch My Car Like That?
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#18 Letting Cats Do DIY Tasks
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Meanwhile, even if you’re not worried about AI’s effect on creativity and the job market, you should be more concerned about its impact on you. Namely, on your brain.
Harvard Business Review reports that researchers are sounding the alarm about AI use leading to cognitive fatigue, increasingly termed ‘AI brain fry.’
Excessive AI use is, bizarrely, linked to productivity in some companies, even if the results and efficiency gains are questionable.
#19 Megalodon
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#20 Sleep Paralysis Mode
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#21 Alien 3 Extended Scene
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“As firms increasingly incentivize employees to build and oversee complex teams of agents—for example, by measuring and rewarding token consumption as a proxy for performance—people are finding themselves pushed to their cognitive limits,” HBR writes.
In a nutshell, excessive AI use and constant multitasking lead to mental fatigue and strain, brain fog, problems focusing, slower decision-making, and headaches.
#22 Kitty Kitty Kitty
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#23 This Ad Just Came Up On Facebook
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#24 Accidentally Made This When Generating Real Life Looking Women
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“Contrary to the promise of having more time to focus on meaningful work, juggling and multitasking can become the definitive features of working with AI. Unsurprisingly, workers are finding themselves up against the limits of their cognitive abilities when working this way,” HBR warns.
All of that additional mental strain leads to more errors, decision fatigue, as well as a bigger desire to quit. That being said, there are nuances: it’s not all black and white. AI can, when applied smartly, reduce emotional exhaustion.
#25 Buying Razors At Walmart Becomes An Ordeal
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#26 Lionphant
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#27 Show A Man Violently Becoming A Spoon In A Mall Foood Court
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HBR emphasizes that AI can actually help push back against burnout when it is used to replace routine, unenjoyable, or extremely repetitive tasks.
“This highlights the subtle-but-important distinction between the types of stress that AI can alleviate, and those that it may worsen.” Thoughtful applications of these AI-driven workflows can reduce work stress and improve social connection and motivation.
“If we can offload such unpleasant work to AI, we then have more time for more joyful, creative tasks.”
#28 Horse With Microscopic Head
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#29 Never Be Made Out Of Cake
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#30 Spaghetti Monster Upon The Deep
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What is your relationship with gen AI like, Pandas? Have you given in to the hype? Do you hate how it’s affecting the environment and job industry? Do you see some practical use cases but remain wary of the over-the-top promises made by tech bros and billionaires?
What are the dumbest, weirdest, most interesting, and most disturbing things you’ve ever seen AI produce? Do you think that AI will lead to job losses or more jobs over the next couple of decades? What other concerns or hopes do you have?
No matter your point of view, we want to hear from you! Share your perspective in the comments at the bottom of this list.
#31 Himalayan
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#32 “An Image That Makes You Sweat Just Looking At It”
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#33 Simply Disgusting
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#34 A Blue Jay
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#35 Dogs Are Not Enjoying This Heatwave
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#36 Oh Ok
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#37 Holey Things
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#38 This One’s A Bit Too Real Looking
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#39 Modern Fantasy
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#40 Creep
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#41 Mitch Is Still Alive I Swear!
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#42 Not What I Ment By Cow Girl
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#43 If I Had To See It And Feel Weird All Morning, So Do You All!
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#44 Not Mine
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#45 Wood
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#46 Typical
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#47 Make An Image Of A Flamingo With A Human Head And Hands Grooving To The Music Put On Red Shoes And Dance The Blues While Onlookers Gawk
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#48 Alien Xenomorph Fashion Editorial
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#49 I Am Scared
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#50 Cursed Cellphone Background Image Remember That Time Sleletor Held Jesus Christ’s Body After Being Lowered From The Cross
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#51 1994, Mall Of America And The Short Lived Store, Moist Which Offered Grunge Clothing And Retinal Piercings
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#52 Spotted: Has Massage Gone Too Far?
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#53 Walking My Rats
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#54 Cucumber Man Comes Out Of The Crisper To His Vegetable Friends
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#55 I Recently Saw A Headline That Mentioned Kirkland, Washington And Immediately Did A Double-Take Before I Realized That Was Just The Name Of A City…
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#56 Casual Stroll Down Madison Avenue, New York. Amy And Her Twin Dobermans Are Going Shopping
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#57 More Johnny Tumorface And Barfield
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#58 Cats Always Land On Their Feet
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#59 Molerat Mary
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#60 We Love Our Work
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#61 I Put Some Perfume On Me
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#62 Cursed Cornucopia Of Beef Pastrami & Corned Beef & Capricola & Prosciutto
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#63 Spray Paint Son
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#64 Nah, I’m Good
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#65 Fall Fashion Is In. Get Your 4,000 Arm Coat And Leggings Now!
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#66 King Of The Grill
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#67 My Hotdog Wife Betrayed Me So I Ate Her Ate The Hot Dog Eating Contest
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#68 Big Potatos Only
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#69 Peeled My Ankle
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#70 The Good, The Bad And The Bready
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#71 Behold, My Horrible Creation
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#72 He Woke Up Feeling Cute On This Day
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#73 American Psycho (2000)
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#74 Dog Helicopter
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#75 The Most Embarrassing Moment Of My Life. My Pants Fell Down!
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#76 Live Vegetable Music Session
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#77 Cursed It
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#78 Dont Stik Ya Dih Init
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#79 Pretzel Man
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#80 The Glitter Comes Off But The Exhaustion Stays
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#81 North American Bone Turtle
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#82 Trying Out Meta AI
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#83 Hey, What If Optimus Prime Was Completely Organic?
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#84 Spider Woman Visits Florida
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#85 “Rats Headquarters”
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#86 Sea Faring Crab Weiner
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#87 They Grow Up So Fast
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#88 “Hallucinate And Create A Cursed Image”
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#89 This Is Why Mothers Prefer Distilled Water
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#90 Multiverse Of Insanity
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#91 My Fav Zombie
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#92 I Tried The New Roach Spa On My Vacation
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