AI image generators are getting better by getting worse

kept by eddie dec 16, 25

AI image generators improve realism by mimicking the imperfections of phone camera photos, making fakes harder to detect.

Coarse is better
Older AI image generation models produce more aesthetically pleasing, artistically coarse results than newer, precise models like Nano Banana Pro, according to the author.
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