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Re:The AI Aesthetic by eddythompson80 on Friday July 31, 2026 @08:07AM (#49122083)
Huh, ok. I disagree. Sparkle emoji and beige cream or orange accents every where is definitely AI output, not some “AI features here”. I don’t even see sparkle emoji on any AI websites or “features”. It’s only in sloppy output and most people will tell you to remove it because it screams slop too much.
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Re:The AI Aesthetic by NicuCalcea on Friday July 31, 2026 @11:24AM (#49124300)
Here are just a few examples I found in a couple of minutes:

- https://www.salesforce.com/artificial-intelligence/

- https://copilot.cloud.microsoft/

- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Meta_AI_...

- Literally the Gemini logo

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Re:The AI Aesthetic by 40four on Saturday August 01, 2026 @01:38AM (#49131366)
I’m tempted to add to this list, but Sparkle emoji has so clearly become a ubiquitous symbol for “this feature is enhanced by AI”, I’m surprised at the push back from the other commenter.

I’ve never seen or heard anyone mention sparkle emoji as a tell-tail sign of AI generated content, in the way that you hear about em-dash for example.

But I have seen the icon used in just about every website/app that wants to let you know they are using “AI” in some form or another.

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