I've noticed something similar in Facebook marketplace ads for used furniture. Most of the images are AI generated to look like a Pottery Barn catalog, then the last image will be the actual item, full of scratches and other damage, sitting in a messy garage.

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mikepurvis 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I've started to see this on Etsy and Wayfair too, where there will be a listing that is clearly just MDF flatpack being resold from China, but the AI-generated images wildly exaggerate the proportions of it.

Here's a recent example: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4509158065/corner-wall-shelf...

Ironically, ChatGPT is decently good at ferreting these out. Like I sent it a screenshot of that listing and it not only helped me find where the original item was for sale, but also pointed out how the dimensioned diagram shows it as being just 49" tall, whereas the "in real life" image looks like it's at least six feet, based on it coming up over the top of the picture frame.

I ended up engaging a local woodworker to make me a piece like it instead. Obviously an order of magnitude difference in price, but it will actually be real solid walnut and finished to match my dining table.

	▲	gtowey 9 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Even funnier is that first picture shows the bottom panel overlapping the baseboard in a way that is impossible in real life.
	▲	throwup238 8 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The merchant is even called “VibesPlante”

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aembleton 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Estate agents are also doing it; making interiors of houses look very different to how they really are.

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spaceman_2020 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This should really be illegal

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jeremyjh 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes and even if all they do is ask it to stage an empty room picture with furniture and decorations it will make improvements like adding a doorway to a room that doesn’t exist.

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agile-gift0262 13 hours ago | parent [-]

The worst I've seen changed the view out a window from an alley to a private garden. Most also add natural light that isn't possible, and in some cases I'm convinced the generate image is depicting the space as larger than it actually is, with furniture and spaces that wouldn't fit in reality

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hiccuphippo 11 hours ago | parent [-]

I once heard about a company that specialized in making furniture about 10% smaller than normal for use in show rooms to make the spaces look larger. Not surprised they do it with AI if they can.

	▲	mikepurvis 11 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Wide angle lenses have been a thing in real estate photography since forever, but you would always have the reference of the furniture to ground your perception. Having furniture be slightly downsized is diabolical.
	▲	masfuerte 10 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		This is a thing in show homes on new-build estates in the UK. British houses are often tiny.

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skinfaxi 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Seems like false advertising.

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QuantumGood 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

And knocking out the messy garage background to replace it with a showroom is the easiest prompt.