> but I feel like they all have a "neural net" quality to them

it is getting significantly better though! The first AI art generators were just dreams now we're getting decent stuff as long as you stick to nature concepts.

Here's one I got for:

"a starry, dark night sky over vast plains of desert"

https://creator.nightcafe.studio/creation/70lx2Il45nK1rmcE1D...

it's definitely getting there!