AI slop hits the physical world: Buenos Aires claw machines filled with AI-generated plush toys
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-10-24
Investor Stewart Alsop III notes that "AI slop is slowly making its way into the physical world" via Bolivian-run shops in Buenos Aires. Photos show claw machines stuffed with clearly AI-generated, distorted bootleg plush toys (mangled Stitch and cartoon characters), alongside AI-looking machine signage. He calls the phenomenon "reality disturbance" and says it's part of his partner's investment thesis: cheap AI-generated knockoff goods spreading from online content into offline retail.
More from Fun
- Analyst: DeepSeek's SMM fiasco turns into accidental PR as the model keeps winning — teortaxesTex · 2026-10-24
- Startup founder bets Ben Affleck that AI makes a blockbuster movie within 10 years — Kuprel · 2026-10-24
- 26-year-old Chinese inventor builds a working real-life flying skateboard — CodeByPoonam · 2026-10-24
- Researcher banned from OpenAI for locally reverse-engineering his own Samsung TV — yacineMTB · 2026-10-24
- Someone invented the 'Erdos Bacon Aella Number' as a new collaboration meme — moultano · 2026-10-24
- Dev jailbreaks his smart TV over WiFi with LLM help, strips spyware, builds custom apps — yacineMTB · 2026-10-24