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AI-generated posters don’t have to be horrible

1902 points · 962 comments · ereiamjh

  1. JSR_FDED · · focus · HN ↗
    It’s not complicated - the default style signals low effort. Why should I get excited about the village fete if the organizers put in the barest minimum of effort?

    But there’s another reason it drives people crazy - it’s low effort trying to present as high effort. If the sign was simple Comic Sans then it would at least be charmingly honest.

    1. gus_massa · · focus · HN ↗
      > Why should I get excited about the village fete if the organizers put in the barest minimum of effort?

      Beer? The first example is about a beer festival. People go there to drink beer, not to see posters. A blank piece of paper that says 250 kinds of beers would get more excitement than any AI or handcrafted poster.

      1. sonar_un · · focus · HN ↗
        I literally saw that poster today in London and had this conversation about AI posters with my wife. I had no clue it would literally be a post today.
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