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"But I feel like something that gets lost in the discussion of AI-generated artwork is the turds."

You know, we already have a word for this... "flaws". Does the notion that AI-generated artwork has flaws really get lost in the discussion? Midjourney not being able to do hands until recently was a whole meme...

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It's a specific kind of flaw—an indistinct, unexpected object in the image.

The author could've chosen a better descriptor. What they're really looking for is overall image "coherence". Essentially things within the scene that are visually incongruous.

They could have, yeah. Even when the items aren't bad, or out of place, MidJourney can't help but fill the space with details. It doesn't like whitespace.

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