Skip to main content Open Navigation Menu To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories . Close Alert The ChatGPT Reincarnation of the Marquis de Sade Is Coming Backchannel Business Culture Gear Ideas Science Security More To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories . Close Alert Sign In Search Backchannel Business Culture Gear Ideas Science Security Podcasts Video Artificial Intelligence Climate Games Newsletters Magazine Events Wired Insider Jobs Coupons ILLUSTRATION: WIRED STAFF; GETTY IMAGES Joel Warner Culture Feb 21, 2023 8:00 AM “Loab” was just the beginning. Artificial intelligence will soon dredge up all kinds of secret fascinations and fears. The first time I learned about “Loab,” it sent shivers down my spine. A strange dead-eyed ghoul that began haunting an AI image generator last year, Loab reminded me of a fiend I’d been tracking f...