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I think ChatGPT Images 2.0 deciding to add a "WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS" sign to the background of this image is the first time I've felt a glimpse of AGI simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/25/...

simonwillison.netWHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS@scottjla on Twitter in reply to my pelican riding a bicycle benchmark: I feel like we need to stack these tests now I checked to confirm that the model (ChatGPT …

Nathan Pitman

@nathanpitman.com

25 Apr

Interesting how the context of the imagery differs.

Simon Willison

@simonwillison.net

.... but who's hands are on the handlebars?

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fry69

@fry69.dev

25 Apr

To be fair, the legs of the astronaut in the original image also got morphed into arms/hands grabbing the handlebars, creating a similar "uncanny valley" effect, maybe a bit less obvious.

Nathan Pitman

@nathanpitman.com

25 Apr

I tried swapping the order of the stack, it got the hoofs on the handlebars - which is better, I also got a movie poster… “Why Not? - YOLO”. And the police car is back.