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to say AI has ruined the home decor side of Pinterest?

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YourFavouriteFalafel · 11/08/2025 21:05

It used to be such a great source of inspiration for home interiors but now the majority of images I find are AI. At first glance everything looks lovely, then the closer you look you see how impractible the designs/ideas are, along with the telltale smoothness and glow of the generated images.

Image attached is an example - so the water from the shower is just meant to pool on the floor between the bath and the fixed screen?

AIBU to say it's ruined the user experience as most time is spent trying to find real life spaces and designs that actually work!

to say AI has ruined the home decor side of Pinterest?
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Olive567 · 11/08/2025 22:33

I've recently been using Pintrest for new house purchase ideas - and totally agree. I want to see real working homes not churned out AI ideas that provide nothing fresh or unexpected

YelloDaisy · 11/08/2025 22:30

On radio today they were talking about AI books -books ‘written’ using info online of eg sportsperson and making a fake biography, sold on Amazon

SoloSofa24 · 11/08/2025 22:29

Same on instagram. I have blocked a lot of accounts that just post AI-generated interiors, but they keep being promoted in my feed.

JaninaDuszejko · 11/08/2025 22:25

BallerinaRadio · 11/08/2025 21:47

I don't believe I've found anything yet that has been improved by adding AI

A lot of photo stuff on your phone uses AI, e.g. red eye removal, or google photos being able to find photos of named people etc. The language stuff and images are way behind all the useful stuff that you don't even notice.

puffylovett1 · 11/08/2025 22:22

100% agree!

Teacup40 · 11/08/2025 22:19

Your not wrong, I'd not used it for a while, I went on it the other day and thought the same it's rubbish now! It's a shame.

YellowZebraStripes · 11/08/2025 22:19

It's also ruining You Tube...though also scarey how like reality the videos are.

wanderingtopographer · 11/08/2025 22:15

Same experience here. I've used Pinterest for many years and it is so weird and vapid now; have just had a glance at my now little used app and approx 75% images are AI generated shite. Just feels so "samey" if that makes sense?

mumofoneAloneandwell · 11/08/2025 22:14

Yanbu!!

I noticed that I cant even 'not interested' a post without clicking on and expanding it first

MoltenLasagne · 11/08/2025 21:58

Yanbu, yet again AI is taking something useful and interesting that a community of people have made and is turning it to shit. Agree with a PP that it will be the death of Pinterest in the end.

BallerinaRadio · 11/08/2025 21:47

I don't believe I've found anything yet that has been improved by adding AI

YourFavouriteFalafel · 11/08/2025 21:46

rickyrickygrimes · 11/08/2025 21:19

Totally agree. It’s the same for hairstyles - the majority of them are AI images now I think. Pointless - I want to see how real women look with real hair 🙄.

Oh yes, all those quick and easy updo's and curls that are apparently achievable with hair as soft as silk...

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woolflower · 11/08/2025 21:31

I agree.
I reckon it’ll be the death of Pinterest, it’s become totally unusable for inspiration

rickyrickygrimes · 11/08/2025 21:19

Totally agree. It’s the same for hairstyles - the majority of them are AI images now I think. Pointless - I want to see how real women look with real hair 🙄.

YourFavouriteFalafel · 11/08/2025 21:14

Well1mBack · 11/08/2025 21:08

Yeah I've noticed this too and it's crap I need to renovate and it's not been useful at all

Yes we're renovating too, it's such a shame as it used to be great a few years ago. I'm trying to get inspo for a tiny en suite currently and the AI designs do not give an accurate representation of the featured lighting in such a small space. Annoying!

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Well1mBack · 11/08/2025 21:08

Yeah I've noticed this too and it's crap I need to renovate and it's not been useful at all

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