As CNET's reviewer for AI image and video generators, one of the job's greatest perks is cracking up at the hilariously bad, wildly bizarre and occasionally creepy images these generator tools spit out.

Don't get me wrong, AI creative software has come a long way in a short amount of time. I've created beautiful sci-fi scenes in Midjourney , realistic-looking product images with Stable Diffusion and AI-ified myself with ChatGPT . But no AI service is perfect, and I've observed some notable trends during my testing.

There are things that, despite constant updates, AI image generators simply can't handle well on the first try.

Some AI image programs give you tools to edit these mistakes, which is great. I highly recommend taking advantage of them whenever possible. For programs

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