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look more closely. it isn't. it's a photo with a narrow resolution that someone tried to upscale (poorly) to a higher, wider one.
it probably used ai to predict colors badly. but the photo in the middle is real.
probably. you can clearly see the square instagram sized photo in the center either way.
nah its ok. humans like to see patterns and whatnot and when we get stuff we're not used to we tend to go "nuh uh! >=(”
human brains are working as intended.
i sorta get what you're saying, but its noon on a wednesday and its a square Instagram image thats been widened a bit.
i don't have a lot of philosophical energy today. sorry, man.
What about the fnords?
Yeah with those strong vertical lines it isn't ai, not entirely, but some kind of composition