Google finally gave its Pixel Studio AI the green light to generate human images. The results? Let’s just say they belong in a digital haunted house rather than your photo gallery. Case in point: asking for “an athlete” yielded a skinless nightmare that looked straight out of a medical textbook gone wrong.
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When AI Gets It Too Real
Google does warn users that Pixel Studio is “being fine-tuned,” but come on—no one expected body horror from a simple prompt. Oddly, it handles professions like doctors and paramedics better… though with a glaring bias toward male depictions. (Because apparently, women don’t work in these fields? Sigh.)
Pixel 9’s Exclusive (Questionable) Party Trick
Here’s the kicker: this experimental feature is Pixel 9-only. No love for older models. Unlike Apple’s cutesy Image Playground, Pixel Studio aims for photorealism—when it’s not accidentally summoning eldritch abominations. Want cartoons or watercolors? You can ask… but good luck unseeing that “athlete.”
The AI Image Wars Heat Up
Google’s late to the game, scrambling to catch up to Midjourney and ChatGPT’s new image tools. Gemini’s getting similar features, but tucked away in developer tools. Meanwhile, Pixel Studio feels like a beta test—one where users are the guinea pigs.
Final Verdict: Maybe stick to landscapes for now.
