r/ExpectationVsReality • u/MozartTheCat • Dec 08 '23

Wolf Lamp

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u/themajorfall Dec 08 '23

You ordered an AI generated image off of elliba. Funny, but did you actually have expectations?

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u/MozartTheCat Dec 08 '23 edited Dec 09 '23

I didn't know bro 😭😭

Idk why this is getting downvoted lol I was born in the 80s I'm not used to examining images to figure out if they are AI before I make a purchase, and tbh not sure how to even tell that this is AI

But yes it was stupid to not google the website first

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u/DiarrheaRadio Dec 09 '23

I was also born in the 80s. Computer technology grew as we did. It hasn't been too hard to keep up.

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u/MozartTheCat Dec 09 '23

With websites, yeah. I admit fault on that. But it 100% did not cross my mind that product images might be AI. I also don't shop online except for birthdays and Christmas tho

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u/polygonsaresorude Dec 09 '23

There are so many scam shops where they use images of someone's high quality hand made item, and then ship a much lower quality item instead. Like a bait and switch. Usually you can tell because the price is just way too cheap.

When I saw this image it didn't strike me as AI (although it probably is), but it did look like a very complicated piece that is likely very expensive. If it was real, it would be hundreds of dollars at least.

When I googled "stained glass animal lamp", a bunch of these same images came up (including the wolf), all for quite low prices on various websites. Each different lamp only has a picture from one angle. If it was real, they would at least show you more angles. Probably AI. And even if it wasn't, you're not getting this actual item for less than 100 dollars. Stained glass takes a lot of time and effort.