SD is the same way, though. Things look superficially interesting and technically competent (from a distance, fine and intricate details are always a problem) b

SD is the same way, though. Things look superficially interesting and technically competent (from a distance, fine and intricate details are always a problem) but because the result is always an amalgamation, everything tends to look the same, poses are generic, faces inexpressive, the more you look the more you notice the broad similarities. Arguably (and IMHO) the most interesting part of SD is when the models break down and you get surreal horrors beyond comprehension. And that isn't even creative, it's just fun to look at. And of course none of that is even touching on the ethical problems of SD and other models being trained on copyrighted material, and primarily being used by corporations to push working artists out of jobs, which is not a problem with stock photos (until all stock photos, themselves, are AI generated which seems inevitable.)