--- title: "People Can’t Stop Feeding Their Selfies Into a Super Mean AI" description: "There's another hot new artificial intelligence (AI) generator on the block, but instead of generating images, this one does the reverse — and absolutely reads those who use it for filth. The AI generator in question, known as the CLIP Interrogator and created by pharmapsychotic generative artist, is currently so overloaded with requests that it's […]" date: "2022-10-24" modified: "2022-10-24" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/clip-interrogator-mean-ai" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "ai art" - "neural networks" - "OpenAI" - "the digest" --- # People Can’t Stop Feeding Their Selfies Into a Super Mean AI ![CLIP Interrogator is the hot new AI generator on the block, but instead of generating images, this one very rudely does the reverse.]() *\Image: Getty Images/Futurism\* ## RoasterBot 5000 There's a hot new AI on the block, but instead of generating images, this one analyzes them and spits out crude roasts of anyone they depict. The AI, known as the [CLIP Interrogator]() and created by a generative artist who [goes by the handle Pharmapsychotic](), is technically a tool to figure out "what a good prompt might be to create new images like an existing one." In reality, though, it tends to spit out descriptions of people that can be mundane, puzzling, staggeringly insensitive and, at times, admittedly a bit hilarious. It [told one user]() she looked "tired and drunk," for instance, and [accused another]() of having a "deformed face." It [told a Georgia Tech professor]() that he looked like a "muppet" with a "punchable face." It [called another]() a "weak beta male." When this blog's writer inputted their own photo, in fact, they were presented with the artist Lizzo's name, some porn-ish terminology, and for some reason a tag for the 2019 Ari Aster film "Midsommar" (which, it should be noted, is [one of their favorite movies]()). ## Details Hazy It's tough to say what the mean-spirited AI is meant to accomplish. We know it's built on [OpenAI]()'s Contrastive Language-Image Pre-Training (CLIP) neural network that [was released in 2021](), and hosted by Hugging Face, which has [dedicated some extra resources]() to deal with the crush of traffic. But beyond that, it's pretty mysterious: is the creator trying to give us insight into how AI peers back at us, or did they tune it to be as mean as possible, or is something else entirely going on? Needless to say, we're fascinated. Futurism has reached out to Pharmapsychotic for comment about their AI generator, but they haven't gotten back to us yet. Until they do, we'll all be left wondering why, exactly, this neural network is so incredibly mean — though if it remains as over-trafficked as it is right now, a lot of people will be spared from its harsh tongue. **More AI art:** [*AI Makes 1993 Video Game Look Photorealistic*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()