I absolutely hate AI illustrations on the top of blog posts. I'd rather see nothing.
Yeah the low effort / gratuitous ones (either AI or stock) are jarring.
I sometimes put up the hero image on my blog posts if I feel it makes sense, for example: https://blog.senko.net/learn-ai (stock photo, ai-generated or none if I don't have an idea for a visualization that adds to the content)
Re:I Am Tired of AI
by BeFlatXIII on Friday September 27, 2024 @11:49AM
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True, but you need to play the game of including the slop to create the share cards for social media link previews.
A strange game - the only winning move is not to play.
Re:I Am Tired of AI
by GreenWatermelon on Monday September 30, 2024 @07:37AM
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Of blogger feels a strong need to add slop anywhere on their article, then their blog isn't worth my time.
Random illustration on a random blog post sure could.
Art as an evocative expression of the artist shouldn't be cheapened. But those freelancers churning content on Fiverr aren't pouring their soul into it.