Viral video showing 'crawling sushi' gets 100 million views, internet wants it taken down

A viral video shows a “disturbing” sushi creature (Image credit: Instagram/tarek.em)

Various types of AI-generated videos have become viral recently. While many of them have received positive responses from foodies for their creativity, some experiments may have gone a step too far. Recently, a viral video featuring sushi was viewed over 100 million times on Instagram and received a mostly negative response from many people. Wondering why? That's because the clip shows sushi that appears to be crawling like a living creature and the sight has made many uncomfortable. Find out more about it below:

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In the reel shared by artist and Instagram user @tarek.em, we get our first look at a plate of sushi. The next time you look at it, it begins to move and transforms into a creature with eyes and feet. The eyes move as the creature looks around and then crawls out of the plate! Watch the full viral video below:

In the comments, several people said they were bothered by this sushi creature. Many called for such videos to be removed or banned. Check out some of the reactions below:

“Delete. It. Exactly. Now.”

“This needs to be removed as quickly as possible.”

“That made me feel so uncomfortable.”

“This is disturbing.”

“AI is becoming too scary.”

“I want videos like this to be banned.”

“I hate these videos.”

“I’ll never look at sushi the same way again.”

“I’m not sure what this phobia is, but I have it.”

Previously, videos showing spaghetti and french fries dancing took social media by storm. The foods are depicted as imitations of human figures as they follow mesmerizing dance routines. Click here to read the full story.

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