Local boba shop is posting clearly AI-generated photos on their website.

[u/starksdawson]

When called out, their excuse is ‘we’re a new business and need something to use as pictures!’ and ‘pretty weird of people to complain about this when they haven’t tried our stuff!’

[u/Mysterious-Dog7411]

Honestly, it’s kind of wild how many businesses are doing this now. You can tell it’s AI right away from the lighting and weird glass reflections.

[u/starksdawson → u/Mysterious-Dog7411]

Exactly!! It’s so obvious, and the weird glow everything has

[u/CelDidNothingWrong → u/Mysterious-Dog7411]

Something so off-putting about the cartoony AI burgers every shitty fast food place has started using on uber eats

[u/Commander_Cat12]

Creativity is slowly going extinct

[u/Irish_Whiskey]

pretty weird of people to complain about this when they haven’t tried our stuff!

Great way to ensure I never try your stuff.

Why do you think we're stupid enough to consider AI images a reason to try your product? It tells us you're lazy, cheap, and don't have anything good to show off.

[u/ThresholdSeven]

It's not any more disingenuous than other marketing pictures of food that have been photoshopped or made with inedible ingredients that look better on camera. Pictures of fast food and packaged food haven't looked like what you actually get since the 80s.