Ai sponge

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Release5 March 2023 (2023-03-05)

ai_sponge, also referred to as "AI SpongeBob", was a parody channel of the American animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. The channel, which was designed with the intention to run indefinitely as a livestream, used artificially generated (AI) movements, voices, and dialogue exchanges of characters to run, influenced partly by unrestricted recommendations from an online chat. As a result: strange dialogue, especially that referring to sexual topics, became common on the channel, warranting it to be banned on a number of occasions for violating their streaming platform's terms of service. As of December 2024, the original channel is listed as "unavailable" on Twitch, and has been taken down on YouTube.

While active, the channel brought into question how much of AI can be used before it is considered copyright infringement, as well as the implications of using AI to automate entertainment, an issue which led to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.

History

ai_sponge was created on 5 March 2023, as a parody channel of the American animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.[1][2] The format of the channel reportedly drew inspiration from Nothing, Forever, another parody of the American sitcom Seinfeld, which began in December 2022 and used artificial intelligence (AI) to run.[2][3] Streaming on the platform Twitch, the channel recreated characters and settings from the series using 3D modeling from the 2003 video game Battle for Bikini Bottom,[2] accompanied by artificially created and run character movements, voices, dialogue exchanges,[1] and use of series' transition cards (i.e. "a few moments later").[2] The AI was run using unspecified programs,[1] and the owner of the channel did not make themself public.[2] Being AI-generated, the owner of the channel had no control of what dialogue the characters participated in,[1] with dialogue instead being influenced by unrestricted recommendations from an online chat[4] on the instant messaging app Discord.[5] This led to the channel, which otherwise advertised itself as being PG-13, becoming largely known for its strange dialogue: with characters repeatedly discussing sexual situations, depression, drug misuse, kleptomania,[6] communism, and tax fraud.[7] This led to the channel being briefly taken down within the first 48 hours of going live due to a terms of service violation on Twitch.[1] The channel soon returned operations, with the addition of also livestreaming on YouTube.[3][8] Despite the odd dialogue, the channel's popularity increased as the unconventional conversations became clipped online as memes on social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.[9][3][7] The channel was also created around the time AI-generated music covers sung by SpongeBob characters were becoming popular as a trend, contributing to its popularity.[9][3][7] Clips of characters discussing the 2006 Honda Civic, claiming 12 August 2036, would be the heat death of the universe, and Sheldon J. Plankton having a Stroke from Saying things like "Dr. Jr." became particularly popular as memes.[3][5] Despite being designed with the intention to run indefinitely as a livestream,[1] the channel generally only ran ever other day in the mornings for between two and five hours,[2] occasionally going offline for a few minutes or producing incomprehensible, glitchy dialogue as well.[2][6]

As of December 2024, the original channel is listed as "unavailable" on Twitch,[10] and has been taken down on YouTube.[11]

Legality

Concerns about legality were raised nearly immediately after the channel began. While parodies are allowed on Twitch, the use of exact names, exact voices, and accurate 3D models of the subject being parodied together was regarded as possibly being too close to the original to not be.[1] The same reasons were used as possible justification for the company which produces SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon, to issue a notice and take down,[1] though the channel never became large enough to warrant this.[2] Alongside this, the repeated conversations about sexual topics were enough to violate Twitch's terms of service on multiple occasions,[1][3] which state "phone sex, chat sex, or otherwise engaging with other person(s) or chat to create sexual content" is not allowed.[12]

Reception

Reactions to the channel were mixed. In the days following launch, the channel had about 1,300 followers on Twitch,[13] a number which increased to 26,000 with an active viewership of around 3,500 at any given time each stream by the end of the month.[2] After being banned from Twitch and moving to YouTube, the channel had a subscriber count of about 221,000 by early June.[8] In terms of professional reviews, the Canadian media company TheGamer referred to the channel as "perhaps the most disturbing use of AI so far", when referring to its repeated conversations about sexual topics.[6] The entertainment publisher Dot Esports commented the channel had potential to improve in quality and dialogue if they continued to operate and became more popular, but were unlikely to be "able to make a comeback in any capacity" after receiving bans.[1] The American website The Mary Sue referred to the channel in a more positive light when referring to its unconventional conversations as being "reminiscent of the sort of things we wanted AI to be—just good fun, and nothing else."[9]

The implications of the increased use of channels like ai_sponge to create entertainment artificially has the potential to automate the work of voice actors and game developers, which could lead them to go of business:[9][3] an issue which contributed to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike which took place while the channel was active.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Harrison, Christian (8 March 2023). "Spongebob is the latest beloved franchise to get the Twitch AI treatment but it's all gone wrong". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Chapman, Wilson (24 March 2023). "What AI Seinfeld Has Wrought: AI SpongeBob". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Gülen, Kerem (12 June 2023). "AI SpongeBob: Absurdly hilarious or hilariously absurd?". Dataconomy. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ Arroyave Guevara, Juan Camilo (23 March 2023). "An AI makes SpongeBob SquarePants episodes on Twitch and creates totally unexpected dialogues". LevelUp. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b Lizalikeminelli (25 June 2023). "People Think the A.I. SpongeBob Show Has Predicted the End of the World". eBaum's World. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Bevan, Rhiannon (11 March 2023). "AI SpongeBob Stream Derails, Characters Are Obsessed With Sex". TheGamer. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Harrison, Christian (9 March 2023). "What is AI Spongebob?". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b Bain, Ellissa (8 June 2023). "Funny AI SpongeBob Parodies On Twitch Hailed 'Peak Comedy'". HITC. UK. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e Carpou, Madeline (19 July 2023). "This Is a Weird Time for the Popularization of SpongeBob AI". The Mary Sue. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  10. ^ "ai_sponge". Twitch. Retrieved 13 December 2024. This channel is currently unavailable due to a violation of Twitch's Community Guidelines or Terms of Service.
  11. ^ "ai_sponge". YouTube. Retrieved 15 December 2024. This channel was removed because it violated our Community Guidelines.
  12. ^ Gwilliam, Michael (10 March 2023). "AI SpongeBob Twitch stream risks ban as characters discuss having sex". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  13. ^ Horetski, Dylan (7 March 2023). "SpongeBob SquarePants is now on Twitch with AI-generated parody stream". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

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