• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        85·
        16 days ago

        Isn’t the whole thing about AI that it generates “bespoke” images on demand rather than pulling from a prearranged catalog?

          • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
            44·
            16 days ago

            You can “bespoke” abstract reusable image if you want.

            But the AI output engine doesn’t.

            maintaining a catalog with a huge amount of “not quite fit but might be good enough images” isn’t free either

            It is significantly cheaper and less energy intensive than generating new images on demand. That’s before you get into AI images as the same quality of “not quite fit but might be good enough images”