Scammers are selling seeds for AI-generated fake flowers

One Etsy seller’s seed listings include a hosta that looks like a bunch of screaming demon shrimps, a plant shaped like a butterfly, and a red-white-blue patriotic shrub. The images are obviously AI-generated — and seeds for fake, AI-illustrated roses sold 37,271 times on eBay before the seller was finally banned.

Emanuel Maiberg at 404 Media has a look …