I really want to write a video essay about it! I’d be sooo pedantic tho bc I refuse to call it “AI art”. Let me coin like “AI-generated artistic emulations” or something lol. in the mean time you can always send me something you’re unsure about!

The smoothness is a big tell for the hyperreal digital painting types, but I’ve seen some emulate simple line-art/ sketches and the tell for me is that I just don’t think a human hand would have made certain pen marks

It’s hard to explain without examples but I always look for brushstrokes! also leaves, hair strands, and design embellishments are usually a tell. There’s a difference btwn AI sloppiness, beginner sloppiness, and advanced abstraction/shortcuts/laziness

and obvs there’s lots of chatter/writing about how woo woo health/“wellness” culture made folks susceptible to falling for covid/vax conspiracy theories. It’s tough cause no one wants to be a jerk about other people’s crystals but man, the vax situation is so bleak

just one more lane bro, it’ll work this time, trust me