There's common wisdom that blog posts need an image, more or less any image. Larger publications probably have stock image contracts. Smaller ones use Creative Commons--maybe honoring non-commercial/non-derivative clauses or not--or just grab anything they can. Generative AI seems tailor-made for need an image, any image. I imagine I'll use it myself.
Yeah, just like here in HN. /s
I'd prefer not to be treated like an idiot but so many sites are determined to.
https://xcp-ng.org/blog/content/images/size/w2000/2023/05/ri...
the banner one is worse, just look at those sockets or nailbed radiators
https://xcp-ng.org/blog/content/images/2023/02/riscvdc.jpg
The broken text makes is very clear.
But that's exactly the market I thought AI would eat first. The blog posts need some sort of picture to represent the general idea of a high tech server. Nobody cares which exact thing it is and if it even exists. In many respects a non-existent one may be better, it won't get obviously old.
So why pay money for a stock picture where you could have a passable substitute for free?