Most AI-generated images with photorealistic and 3D elements have obvious defects, but I’m curious if anyone’s done some analysis on the flat cartoon-style AI images. Cartoons, comics, and 2D artwork usually aren’t meant to be photorealistic, but I can tell something is off at a glance. What exactly is it?
So in my opinion ai gen images are basically the opposite experience of looking at good art.
A good piece of art has loads of details and nuances that came from the artist’s taste and vision. The longer you look at it the more there is to appreciate. You keep finding new details you missed as you study it.
Ai gens are the opposite. They look fine and competent at a cursory glance, but the longer you look the less meaning you find, and the more defects you discover. Personally I believe this is why they feel so wrong to look at for any length of time.