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Sinister? : Robots are using AI image models to create surreal content and generate online engagement. Glossary
surreal - Strange, like a dream.
Crustaceans - Creatures with segmented bodies and limbs and armour-like exoskeletons. They include lobsters, crabs and prawns.
phenomenon - A remarkable person or thing. Or something that is observed to exist.
spammers - People or organisations that send unwanted emails.
scammers - people who trick others out of money, often online
spam - An unrequested image sent by email.
Algorithm - Any set of rules followed by a computer. In the context of social media, “the algorithm” refers to the intelligent AI that learns the interests of the user and presents them with posts that it thinks will interest them.
Duped - Tricked or deceived.
Misinformation - Incorrect or misleading information unintentionally presented as fact. It can be contrasted with disinformation or deliberate lies.