AI-Generated Images Discourage Me from Reading Your Blog

Post by DaiPlusPlus » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC

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The most important thing to keep in mind, when considering AI images for helping to illustrate or explain the actual content, is that AI-generated images have a big trust problem. Take a look at the Google Image Search results for 'Engine Diagram' https://www.google.com/search?q=Engine+Diagram&tbm=isch In the first row I get two correct-looking diagrams, then a load of AI-generated ones. Three cylinder heads for four…

To be fair, the problems you describe existed before AI, though I concede it has gotten worse. What baffles me is why anyone would think it a good idea to post and host these images? What’s that upside?

Post by byronturncoat » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC

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If you use the definition of "creative" in that someone creates, sure, you can make your argument. Most people, however, include a level of imagination and effort in their qualifications of whether something is creative. An AI prompt does not meet the bar of "creativity" for most people. Curating AI slop similarly does not meet this bar. Your personal bar may well be on the floor, but that is not representative of mo…

Yeah I just don't think there is anything special about "art" and I don't think there is some specific definition for what art is. People create that's art. You can put different amounts of time and effort into it but I think it's just as lacking in imagination or respect for human creativity to distill this down to he worst case. If somebody spends hours prompting various resources and curating it, is that then "slo…

Post by pluralmonad » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC

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If you don't care about the images then don't have images.

Or just have a podcast so that you don't have the option to have images.

Post by duplessitous » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC

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No one ever said they didn't want images, this is a non-sequiturs

> Some people have decided to offload image-creation to machines because what they care about is the text.

Post by atomicfiredoll » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC

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You're just putting words in their mouth. They didn't say any of that. Re-read their comment.

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