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A generic AI image generated from a simple prompt is kind of the opposite of a deeply researched and well written article. Throwing the two together is incongru
by rurp 2y ago
A generic AI image generated from a simple prompt is kind of the opposite of a deeply researched and well written article. Throwing the two together is incongruous. It doesn't personally bother me as much as some, but I certainly don't think they add anything to the article.
At least the images are easy to scroll past. Useless AI features that actively get in the way of real functionality are much more off-puttting to me.
- nonrandomstring 2y agoThanks. Where I think I went wrong with it was to say; I'm a writer not a visual artist. I can do a bit of creative photoshopping but it's not really my talent. So why not use the tools available? That will free me up to spend more time on the bit I'm good at. It seems logical but it ignores a holistic aesthetic that, as you say, is incongruous. A good AI image is worse for the overall product than an authentic but awful bit of amateur art, or even a hastily chosen stock image.
- xigoi 2y agoIf an image is not crucial to conveying the information, why add one at all?
- nonrandomstring 2y agoIndexing and human search. A visual aide-memoire is more for the thumbnails to help users browse old posts.
- tivert 2y ago> A generic AI image generated from a simple prompt is kind of the opposite of a deeply researched and well written article. Throwing the two together is incongruous. It doesn't personally bother me as much as some, but I certainly don't think they add anything to the article. I also hate them because when one of those images catches my eye, I feel like I've been scammed. It's like biting into a delicious-looking chocolate bar that's filled with ash instead of caramel and peanuts you reasonably expected. After enough of that, you'll even sensibly get wary of real chocolate bars.