Post #3854459

2026-07-16 08:20 UTC

Who else is noticing AI-generated illustrations in the real world appearing at new hairdressers, ice-cream parlors, kebap shops, butcheries, everywhere? Sure, there's no reason why AI slop should be confined to the online world. But as long as I will still be able to distinguish AI signs from non-AI signs, I will consider these AI stores/restaurants as inferior quality. Is that wrong? #AI

Replies (5)

@dansup@mastodon.social 2026-07-16 08:41

@mellifluousbox@mastodon.social Yeah its kinda gross, and you are not wrong!

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@tml@mementomori.social 2026-07-16 08:50

@mellifluousbox@mastodon.social I have seen AI generated "sacred" images proudly (?) being displayed in smaller churches in Italy... But that doesn't really make me believe any less in the legends, zero is already zero;) But sure, it is horrible just from a cultural appreciation point of view.

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@kraftner@mastodon.social 2026-07-16 08:26

@mellifluousbox@mastodon.social Yesterday I saw two posters for concerts by local bands next to each other. The first was the worst kind of MS Word abuse I have seen in a very long time. Uncounted differing fonts and sizes, colors, pixelated images etc. Next to it was a smooth and shiny one obviously generated by AI. I never would have thought that the day would come were I'd praise the Comic Sans ugliness of the first one. On your question: I do. But I politely (!) tell them because many still aren't aware.

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@steltenpower@social.edu.nl 2026-07-16 08:24

@mellifluousbox@mastodon.social Please explain people there

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@RachelThornSub@famichiki.jp 2026-07-16 08:24

@mellifluousbox@mastodon.social Not wrong. I started noticing these a couple of years ago in Japan. It seems very limited, though. When I see one of them, I am definitely disinclined to patronize such a place.

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