Why exactly does AI-generated comic/cartoon/2D art look so off-putting? (lemmy.ml)

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Most AI-generated images with photorealistic and 3D elements have obvious defects, but I'm curious if anyone's done some analysis on the flat cartoon-style AI images. Cartoons, comics, and 2D artwork usually aren't meant to be photorealistic, but I can tell something is off at a glance. What exactly is it?

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[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago

Basically: signal-to-noise ratio

Cory Doctorow explains it better than I can: https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/25/communicative-intent/

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