Ghost in the machine: how AI is haunting the search for the supernatural
Summary
GhostTube Seer is a subscription app that uses phone sensor signals to generate words and images that paranormal investigators interpret as possible evidence of ghosts. Its creators have featured it in investigations, while some paranormal researchers question what data its AI uses and whether AI-generated content changes the nature of ghost hunting.Key Facts
- Amy Waine and Jarrad Cutting developed GhostTube Seer.
- The app uses signals from a phone’s built-in magnetometer to select words and phrases, then generates images.
- The app requires a paid monthly subscription and has more than one million downloads, according to its Google Play listing.
- Waine and Cutting used Seer during an investigation at the Winchester Mystery House and interpreted its generated images in relation to the home.
- The app launched in 2023, according to the article.
- Some paranormal forums, including the r/Nosleep subreddit, prohibit AI-generated stories.
- Paranormal researcher Alex Matsuo questioned what data AI ghost-hunting tools use to identify or depict ghosts.
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