A compelling theory suggests that the text and imagery were initially generated by an early version of a large language model (like GPT-3) and a diffusion model (like Midjourney), but then curated by a human who found the output disturbingly beautiful. The hallucinatory quality of the narrative—where historical facts melt into fantasy—is a hallmark of early AI creativity.
According to lore (found on Reddit’s r/nonmurdermysteries and r/arg), in late 2021, a series of PDF files were uploaded to a forgotten university server in Reykjavík, Iceland. The files were password-protected with the hint: "What is the name of the boy who never aged and the girl who burned the sky?" dorian del isla lily starfire
The search continues.