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An AI-generated Rumpelstiltskin meme is freaking out much of the internet

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https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/ai-generated-rumpelstiltskin-meme-freaking-much-internet-rcna602132 The creepy Rumpelstiltskin-like imp has become a viral meme template. The AI clip looked so real that many assumed it was from an old film.
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One of the first users to popularize it, according to the online meme database Know Your Meme, paired the clip with the caption: “The type of dreams I be having after taking dollar store melatonin.” It racked up more than 900,000 views on TikTok in less than a week.
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Internet users quickly found themselves obsessed with the meme. As one user put it: “It’s Stuck in my head all day. That little guy is so creepy.”