AI suggested a better composition, and that made one user uneasy
Sydde · reddit · 2026-07-22
The author says they are generally opposed to generative AI, but two accidental image generations made them uncomfortable for a different reason: in both cases, the AI suggested a composition they found genuinely better than their original idea.
They describe the conflict as not about image quality — both outputs still needed major work — but about authorship. The unsettling part is that the creative spark felt like it came from the AI rather than themselves, and they ask how others deal with liking an AI-generated idea while still feeling uneasy about its origin.
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