TBPN discussion: AI’s “six fingers” are already returning as kitsch

Participants suggested that people may eventually feel nostalgic for early AI art from 2023, with its six-fingered hands and conspicuous errors. One speaker said such visuals are already being used as kitsch and irony, citing Katy Perry’s appearance at the Met Gala with an image of a six-fingered hand. In his view, early AI imagery was memorable because it was easy to recognize and did not fool viewers. The panel also observed that nostalgia cycles seem to be speeding up: styles once took decades to return, whereas people are now nostalgic for relatively recent AI artifacts.