I digitally sterilised by great aunt’s tablet. Removed YouTube. Removed Google’s slop news feed. Switched her browser to brave (no ads) and search engine to duckduckgo. Put on more sensible news outlets like the BBC and ITV.
Now she’s complaining that it’s “just not as good as it used to be”.
My great aunt is going into slop withdrawal.
To be fair, the first time I saw a modern AI generated picture, I thought it was real. You can spot it when you see a bunch of AI generated pictures and get used to the style. I find that they have a weird sheen and bokeh effect to them, or a high contrast. It’s uncanny.
Possibly that they’re too clear and too perfect. As most cameras and pictures aren’t that clear. They’re kind of like renaissance paintings where everyone is perfectly staged and captured.
I think it also has to do with how closely someone is looking. AI images look amazing at a glance, but a deeper inspection shows the weird unnatural flaws. I figured that some percentage of older people just glance at the image and take the immediate reaction.