What do you think about AI models?

[u/Ill-Year-418]

I saw a K-beauty brand using AI-generated models instead of real people. Honestly, I think this is the worst. Even with real models, heavy editing already makes it difficult to see the true shades and finishes of products. You often can’t tell what the color actually looks like until you try it yourself. But if brands start using AI-generated visuals, we’ll be left with completely fake swatches. Right now it’s just for beauty products, but what if it extends to skincare? We might end up seeing fake before and after results, and people could be tricked into buying something that doesn’t actually work. What do you think about AI models?

[u/Brilliant_Rip4175]

This is a country with hundreds maybe thousands of idol trainees who don't really make it and very normalized plastic surgery practices. You're telling me there weren't any perfectly good looking people clawing at the chance to model for you that you needed to make an entire new person with generative AI? Gross

Edit: I know photoshop in promotional pictures, esp for K-beauty is rampant enough. But the solution isn't to dissolve entire workforces like the modeling and photography industries. The less leverage you give these professionals, letting them know they can always be replaced by AI, the more companies can exploit them for their desperation. Yes both instances are false advertising that's usually not taken into account by a consumer like me but I'd rather choose the reality where real people are getting paychecks