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(December's finally arrived, and the run-up to Christmas has begun. Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)

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[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)
[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Help, I asked AI to design my bathroom and it came with this, does anyone know where I can find that wallpaper?

it's the doom bathroom

[–] zogwarg@awful.systems 8 points 10 hours ago

I guess my P(Doom|Bathroom) should have been higher.

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 5 points 13 hours ago

The follow-up is also funny:

image description below

image descriptionquote post from same poster: "Grok fixed it for me:"

quoted post: "People were hating on Gemini's floor plan, so I asked Grok to make it more practical."

An AI slop picture of a house floorplan at the top melding into a perspective drawing of a room interior below.

[–] JFranek@awful.systems 3 points 16 hours ago

I don't see the problem, that looks like a typical McMansion to me.

Also, it's nice the AI included a dedicated room for snorting cocaine (powder room).