Are AI-generated images perpetuating unrealistic beauty standards?

<p>If you&rsquo;ve ever toyed around with AI photo-generating apps, you may have noticed a trend emerging &mdash; especially when asking the technology to depict realistic-looking humans.</p> <p>The trend I&rsquo;m referring to is that all AI-generated humans seem to be stunningly beautiful &mdash; borderline perfect, in fact &mdash; despite visually flawless individuals rarely being a part of our day-to-day lives.</p> <p>Take, for example, the below image.</p> <p>I requested Midjourney to create a photo for an&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/@bdajess/how-gen-z-has-forced-the-luxury-beauty-industry-to-change-dcd98cc54aae" rel="noopener">article</a>&nbsp;about young people forcing the beauty industry to change. The prompt was something along the lines of &lsquo;a diverse group of Gen Z teens wearing creative and colourful makeup.&rsquo;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@bdajess/are-ai-generated-images-perpetuating-toxic-beauty-standards-faf4f719ec57"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>