AI-generated images

A black-and-white travel photograph of Po Lin Monastery in Hong Kong is being shared as part of the weekly Silent Sunday photo tradition, with details provided in alt text and tags noting the image was not AI-generated. The poster notes the alt text contains a spelling error referring to Hunan. The image joins a regular Sunday ritual of sharing quiet, caption-light photography.

A winner of a Nikon photography contest has been stripped of the title after scientists identified signs that the image may have been generated with artificial intelligence rather than photographed. The case has reignited debate over how photo competitions can verify authenticity, and whether technical analysis can reliably distinguish real photographs from increasingly convincing AI images.

A Greek-language blog post titled 'SearchingTheMeaningOfLife' reflects on the feeling of being watched without pause, using the image of closing one's eyes — lashes touching cheeks — to evoke eyes and ears that observe uninterruptedly. The piece, published on WordPress with an AI-generated illustration, frames constant observation as a philosophical or spiritual condition, inviting readers to consider how much of life unfolds under scrutiny.

A Halloween-themed cartoon titled 'FrAInkenstein' by cartoonist Royaards for Dutch newspaper Trouw casts artificial intelligence as a modern Frankenstein's monster. The image, shared widely around Halloween, plays on the idea of AI-generated 'slop' as something created by humans but grown beyond control, reviving the classic cautionary tale for today's debates about generative technology.

Posts tagged landscape, nature, ocean, island and waves show people sharing AI-generated seascape images created with local tools such as ComfyUI, Flux and Qwen Image. The images are labelled as AI art or 'promptography', and the focus is on the growing practice of producing photorealistic nature scenes on local hardware rather than through cloud services.

A Catholic publication argues that art generated by artificial intelligence conflicts with Catholic teaching on creativity and the human person. The argument holds that true art flows from human experience and dignity, and that machine-made images lack the intention and soul the Church associates with authentic creation, adding a religious voice to the wider debate over AI art.

Researchers have applied a classic theory of visual perception to artificial intelligence systems that generate and judge fashion imagery. The approach uses established principles of how humans perceive clothing to evaluate AI-produced fashion images, offering a framework for assessing machine-generated visual output. The work highlights growing interest in connecting AI image generation with human aesthetic judgment.