BOSTON — An image of Mortal Kombat Shokan sub-boss Goro returned by a Google search must have been AI-generated, sources report.
“This is total bullshit,” search conductor Beverly Petrov complained. “Goro is my favorite Mortal Kombat character, and I just want to make my lock screen a realistic photo of him holding Scorpion upside-down while ripping his arms off. Is that too much to ask? But look at this. He’s got an extra set of arms coming out of his hips, and his eyes look really glossy and unfocused. It’s completely unbelievable. This whole AI thing has gotten completely out of hand.”
Goro was just as offended by the image as Petrov.
“This looks absolutely nothing like me,” Goro observed in a Skype call from his home in Outworld. “Everybody knows I rip people’s legs off first when I’m performing that finishing move, yet here you can see Scorpion’s legs are still intact as I’m tearing off his arms. And look at my belt! Purple? When have I ever been seen in public wearing a purple belt? I know everybody’s focusing on me having an extra pair of arms, but the wardrobe malfunction makes me even angrier. I should sue whoever made this AI image generator.”
Dominic Henderson, creator of Aquarius, the AI image generator responsible for the still of Goro, expressed remorse at the shortcomings of his software.
“AI is still relatively young, so this is definitely a learning experience for all of us,” Henderson said. “I certainly didn’t intend for pictures generated by Aquarius to offend anybody, least of all an interdimensional being that’s fully capable of tearing my head from my body in a single motion. I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to anyone who took umbrage at the six-armed image of Goro my software created, and assure everyone that I see this as an opportunity to improve its performance going forward. And Goro, please do not kill me and have Shang Tsung take my soul.”
At press time, Grok AI creator Elon Musk tweeted, “If Goro was younger then Grok would have given him a 7th arm if you know what I mean,” followed by several laughing emojis.
