A woman used ChatGPT to make strange crochet animals that went viral on TikTok. Viewers seized on them as an example of AI's failings.
Alex Woolner, one of the cofounders of the arts-advocacy group Attack Bear Press, decided to putcrafting skills to the test. She had been making crochet animals for her nieces and nephews when she heard about the viral chatbot.
Woolner asked the bot:"Write me a crochet pattern for a narwhal stuffed animal using worsted weight yarn," referring to a thick yarn commonly used for crochet. From a first look at the bot's pattern, she knew the results when she made it were going to be interesting. The first animal Woolner made from the AI-generated pattern became an internet celebrity. Fans affectionately named it"Gerald."iStock / Getty Images Plus
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