AI image generators are getting better by getting worse

Published: (December 14, 2025 at 08:00 AM EST)
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Source: The Verge

Source: The Verge

Overview

Real ones will know that Mount Rainier looks too big in this image, but the re‑creation of a Washington State ferry in this AI image is uncanny.

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