The Register MS gets Lazy, Uses Slop
2 days ago: The Register MS Has Begun Using Slop Images
Front page right now:
Slop images boil down to fusion of other people's work. There's no "A" and no "I" in it. Calling it "AI" is deliberately misleading.
Unlike 3-D renderings or "Classic" CG, slop images aren't quite original and definitely not fair use; they're a form of plagiarism on an epic scale and there are currently many lawsuits talking about it (some are succeeding or progressing).
That The Register MS uses slop images in its articles (the above is the front page right now) is not OK, even if "everyone is doing it" (a common excuse for immoral behaviour). █