Noting that it was brought to staff attention that new site member BradMage (account age and site membership 1 day) recently posted the following concept critique thread: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-16916083/seeking-greenlight-for-first-scp which contains some hallmarks of AI-generation
Elevator Pitch:
An ancient, cognitohazardous entity resembling an octopus haunts a remote Canadian town, transforming its victims into polite, Canadian-obsessed drones. The SCP Foundation struggles to contain the entity through ritual appeasement and amnestic treatment.Central Narrative:
The SCP is an anomalous octopus-like creature linked to Canadian folklore, referred to locally as "The Grimbling Grombiling Grombler." The entity creates a cognitohazardous effect on anyone who comes within its sensory range, leading to their gradual transformation into SCP-XXXX-1, individuals who exhibit stereotypical Canadian behaviors and attitudes. The SCP Foundation discovers the entity after a spike in missing persons and strange behavioral shifts in an Ontario town.The narrative follows a containment team, who encounters the entity during a field mission. The encounter results in the near-complete conversion of a team member, triggering an update to containment procedures. The SCP’s origins are hinted at through addenda that explore local legends and the unsettling rise of new instances in the area. The entity's true nature remains partially obscured, with hints of a larger, more sinister connection to the region's history.
When asked about AI usage, the user responded: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-16916083/seeking-greenlight-for-first-scp#post-6618054
[…] Secondly, in regards to your AI/LLM-generated text argument, what are you classifying as a hallmark of a language model? I wrote this piece fully on my own and if there are sections that need to be cleared up I am happy to do so. The closest thing to a predictive language model used in the creation of this pitch and subsequent draft was Grammarly, but only to help me with spell check and syntax.
Of note, the user's sandbox: https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/bradmage-s-first-scp contains clear evidence of AI-usage, particularly the first revision:
O5 Command Concluding Note:
The entity designated SCP-XXXX poses a significant and ongoing threat to the security of ████, Ontario, and the broader containment efforts of the SCP Foundation. While the exact nature and origin of SCP-XXXX remain elusive, its capacity to induce anomalous transformations in affected individuals and its cognitohazardous properties warrant continued vigilance.
All personnel assigned to SCP-XXXX are reminded that containment is to be prioritized above all else. Speculation regarding the true nature or potential neutralization of SCP-XXXX is prohibited without explicit authorization from O5 Command. Further breaches or unauthorized research will be met with immediate disciplinary action.
All field agents, researchers, and containment specialists are to familiarize themselves with the updated protocols outlined in [REDACTED] and adhere strictly to established containment procedures.
The concluding note was eventually removed in a later edit.