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1. vova_hn2 · 1789815795 · focus · HN ↗

   I find it kinda funny that even "smartest", most capable models often have a very hard time going beyond surface-level, top-of-mind associations, when faced with creative tasks.

   Of course, a "Japanese Minimal Poster" has a sakura and a stylized flag of Japan, duh

   A human designer would probably think that "Japan -> sakura" and "Japan -> Japanese flag" are way too obvious, too banal, too stereotypical, and, most importantly too boring. And then they would probably sit for a while and try to think of something fresher and less clichéd.

   But AI has absolutely no problem with going with the cheesiest, most overused trope.

   1. micromacrofoot · 1789823990 · focus · HN ↗

      for the price you pay ai you would 100% get a cherry blossom tree from an inexperienced designer

      1. edude03 · 1789826834 · focus · HN ↗

         Ai costs under $10 though, you wouldn’t be able to hire a human for that

         1. micromacrofoot · 1789854660 · focus · HN ↗

            right, even worse... even if you paid 5X that you'd still be at the caliber of whatever the first thing someone thinks of

            1. alex43578 · 1789861992 · focus · HN ↗

               Destroyed or democratized? I'd question the financial judgement if a local fair actually paid a designer for a poster and revisions, versus just literally typing something in Word and adding some clip art.

               1. micromacrofoot · 1789915114 · focus · HN ↗

                  obviously a lot of nuance, but depends on the scale of the fair at least

                  you could still use clip art so this isn't democratizing shit, it's laundered copyright theft

                  it's also destroying the market for royalty free stock art by essentially cloning copyrighted art

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