The curious case of Elias Thorne – and what he tells us about AI inbreeding
- Posted on June 17, 2026
- By The Guardian
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The curious case of Elias Thorne – and what he tells us about AI inbreeding
A character bearing that name appears in a remarkable number of chatbot-generated stories, writes Arwa Mahdawi. He could be a messenger from the future – or a warning that generative AI is in danger of ‘model collapse’
