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Wonder Why Most AI Images–Look Like AI?

Wonder Why Most AI Images–Look Like AI?

With prompts that could fit on a bumper sticker (7 words or less), they shouldn't blame the algorithm when they get clip-art results.

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Brian W. Sykes
Jul 02, 2025
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“Professional photo of a man” isn’t direction—it’s a shrug. A shrug isn’t strategy, and your brand deserves better than a dice-roll.

‘Professional photo of a man’ - Firefly Image 4 // Boring & AI looking

Prompting isn’t a command line; it’s cinematography in shorthand. If you can’t speak that dialect, the model will mumble back mediocrity.

Prompting is Cre…

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