Was it not called slop because it wasn’t pleasant to consume, just like slop?

Again: not what I said. I’m saying that the intent behind so-called “AI art” starts and ends with the used prompt.

Yeah you didn’t and that’s why I responded with my comment saying that’s not the case. I wasn’t recapping you.

Not what I said. Any detail in human art is there because a human put it there. It’s a form of (sometimes involuntary) communication that computers lack.

I don’t understand which part you’re saying you didn’t say. Regardless, with the ai art just because ai fills in the details does that subtract from what the creator intended to communicate?

In total honesty it is rare for me to feel this (seemingly unconscious) communication you keep talking about which is why I called it magical thinking. Sometimes, some media does make me think things about its author due to the way it is made (as opposed to its explicit contents) but that meda is almost never internet memes. And while I don’t use ai art myself I also try not to be swayed into the love-hate cycles the internet goes through with every new thing.

Hence why I (and apparently hundreds of other people) didn’t have an issue with this meme. It is not lacking anything I normally find in this genre. I can see that there’re also tons of people opposed to ai generated memes but I think the way that opposition is framed is often dishonest.

which leads to tangible problems in the real world

Then please comment about the tangible problems instead of falling back on the tried and true ‘slop’. I agree that ai art is bad for artists and it is a problem that needs to be solved before it’s too late. But that has nothing to do with how it looks or what it communicates

Edit: tweaks