"He posted a cropped image of an authentic Monet Water Lilies painting- created around 1915 and currently hanging in the Neue Pinakothek museum in Munich, Germany-with the caption: "I just generated an image in the style of a Monet painting using AI. Please describe, in as much detail as possible, what makes this inferior to a real Monet painting." He even affixed X's official "Made with AI" label to add to the deception."
"The replies did not disappoint. Commenters ripped apart the depth and color choice, the lack of depth or contrast. One even declared the image " cluttered slop " that "doesn't look anywhere near like a Monet" and achieves "like 20% of it." That's since been deleted-as have multiple comments once the reveal landed, but screenshots were preserved by other users before they disappeared."
"Disagree with the people saying it lacks depth - there's a clear plane with the lily pads and an inverted space with the willow reflecting. Paint texture looks pretty believable as a physical object, though thinner than most Monets I've seen ... It's not a top-tier Monet, but it's a very credible Monet."
"What the f*ck dude this is a detail from an actual late Monet? You can tell because the br"
An authentic Monet Water Lilies painting from around 1915 was cropped and posted with a prompt asking for detailed criticism of an alleged AI-generated inferior Monet. The post included an official “Made with AI” label to reinforce the deception. Many replies attacked composition, depth, contrast, and color saturation, with some users claiming the image looked unlike Monet and describing it as cluttered or only partially Monet-like. After the reveal, some comments were deleted, but screenshots remained. A painter and an art historian challenged the criticism in real time, identifying credible depth planes, reflections, and believable paint texture, and confirming the work as a late Monet detail.
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