--- title: "Someone Asked an AI to Show the “Last Selfie Ever Taken” and Um" description: "An AI image generator made a series of ghoul-filled selfies that feature skeletal, grim reaper-like figures, one captured via smartphone in the mirror." date: "2022-07-29" modified: "2022-07-29" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-last-selfie-ever-taken" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "ai" - "image generator" - "the digest" - "tiktok" --- # Someone Asked an AI to Show the “Last Selfie Ever Taken” and Um ![An AI image generator made a series of ghoul-filled selfies that feature skeletal, grim reaper-like figures, one captured via smartphone in the mirror.]() *\Image: robotoverloards via TikTok\* ## Spooky Selfie If you've ever wondered how a selfie at the end of the world, or possibly some sort of hellish purgatory, might come out... well, frankly, neither have we. But somebody wanted to know, and at the behest of an AI image generator, a picture of such a thing hath been revealed. Behold: a series of ghoul-filled "selfies" that feature [skeletal, grim reaper-like figures](), one of which even captures itself mugging in the mirror via smartphone. The [TikTok video]() of the requested imagery was posted to an account called — what else — [@robotoverloards](), which has a bio touting "daily disturbing AI generated images" as its mission. Happy summer! https://www.tiktok.com/@robotoverloards/video/7125354262908980486 ## Ghoul School The video's creator didn't say which text-to-image AI system was responsible for the image generation. One commenter insisted that they were made with Midjourney, [a self-described]() "small self-funded team focused on design, human infrastructure, and AI," however @robotoverlords included references to both Midjourney and DALLE-E 2, the Elon Musk-founded OpenAI's [newly revamped platform](), in the hashtags. Oddly, though the undead figures are indeed quite ghoulish, each one is set against heavenly backgrounds. One holds a handful of flowers, while all of the figures are seen in front of fluffy, sunshine-filled clouds. "Interesting that it gave a bouquet to the first person," [wrote an inquisitive TikTokker](). Maybe angels have a different look than we all thought? Perhaps hell is a cloud-filled, sun-soaked nightmare? Or, more likely, the the AI image-maker responsible provided us with a portrait of the afterlife that took multiple human descriptions of what life after death looks like, and gave us a AI-generated mashup of the two. Either way, it was nice to see some positivity in the comments. As one user remarked: "I'm okay with this." **More on AI image generators:** [*Ai Generates Painting of Actual "Burger King" And There's a Terrifying Hunger in His Eye*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()