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Guardian investigation: AI tools now drive ghost hunting, dividing paranormal community

An AI image-generating app called GhostTube Seer has become part of mainstream ghost hunting, while other enthusiasts say AI threatens the authenticity of the hobby.

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What to know

  • GhostTube Seer, marketed as the 'world's first AI Ghost Hunting tool,' has surpassed 1 million downloads on Google Play.
  • The app turns phone magnetometer signals into words that are then run through an AI image generator, producing pictures investigators interpret as supernatural.
  • Some paranormal enthusiasts and forums, including r/Nosleep, have pushed back against AI-generated ghost content, fearing it undermines the authenticity of the hobby.
  • Researchers note AI tools follow a long history of new technology, from Edison's 'spirit phone' to spirit photography, being adopted into paranormal practice.

Amy Waine Ghost hunter, co-creator of GhostTube SeerJarrad Cutting Ghost hunter, co-creator of GhostTube SeerAlex Matsuo Paranormal researcher and author

Guardian investigation: AI tools now drive ghost hunting, dividing paranormal community
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    Researcher frames AI ghost tools within paranormal tech history

    Paranormal researcher Alex Matsuo situates GhostTube Seer alongside historical precedents like Thomas Edison's 'spirit phone' and spirit photography, arguing new technology has always shaped paranormal practice.

    “the world's first AI Ghost Hunting tool…”
    — Amy Waine and Jarrad Cutting, Ghost hunters, GhostTube Seer creators · source
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    Guardian publishes feature on AI's role in ghost hunting — The Guardian details how GhostTube Seer, now with over 1 million downloads, has become a regular part of Waine and Cutting's Amy's Crypt YouTube investigations, including a session at the Winchester Mystery House.

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    r/Nosleep bans AI-generated stories amid backlash — The popular scary-stories forum r/Nosleep implements a strict policy against AI-generated material as such content spreads across paranormal online spaces.

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    Waine and Cutting release GhostTube Seer app — Ghost hunters Amy Waine and Jarrad Cutting launch GhostTube Seer, which they describe as the world's first AI ghost-hunting tool, generating images from phone magnetometer signals run through an image generator.

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    ChatGPT's release floods paranormal spaces with AI-generated content — Following ChatGPT's 2022 launch, AI-generated ghost stories and supernatural images proliferated online, prompting some forums to react.

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