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An image having a bit of bloom doesn't make it AI generated. If the Times started using undisclosed AI-generated images, it would be a huge scandal, and a violation of their own policies: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/reader-center/new-york-ti...

Wow, there is a (seemingly non-official) account on here with the username `ycombinatornews`. Somehow, they joined in 2018 and only have 60 karma.

I think it's real, just post-processed to look like Costco from the perspective of someone dreaming about it

I initially thought the same thing, but there is a human listed as the photographer, Mark Abramson. The photo has been processed, but it’s not AI generated.

It doesn't seem obvious. How can you tell?

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