But at the , the first glitch occurs. Bob paints a tree. The AI decides the tree needs a friend. Then another. Within thirty seconds, the canvas is a solid brown rectangle. Bob whispers, "That’s a lot of trunks. Trunks are good. Trunks hold up the sky."
For the next 90 seconds, the screen stutters. Bob’s eyes become static. He loads the brush, looks directly at the viewer, and says in a slowed, demonic pitch: "Beat. The. Brush. Beat. The. Devil."
The workprint has since been removed from all public platforms. But if you know where to look, the Cabin in the Valley of Echoes is still waiting for you. And Bob is still painting. Disclaimer: This article is a work of speculative fiction. Bob Ross Inc. has not announced any AI-generated seasons, and no such "workprint" is known to exist in official archives.