Sure, AI pics are everywhere, like spam in your inbox. They’re polished, perfect, and oddly sterile. Authenticity isn’t a pixel count; it’s the messy, unpredictable human touch that makes a shot feel lived. An AI can mimic a style, but it can’t replicate the accidental blur of a hand‑held moment or the way light hits a cracked window in the real world. So yeah, the hype is a glossy lie – the real value is in the imperfections that tell a story.