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Fed up with seeing repeated AI slop versions of existing meme templates

This is a single-panel reaction meme featuring a heavily distorted, low-quality version of the animated character Gru from the Despicable Me franchise, with a visibly annoyed, frustrated, fed-up scowling expression. White text is overlaid at the top of the image, reading 'When you see the ai slop version of this meme template for the 462nd time today'. The meme expresses the common frustration of internet users who are tired of seeing low-effort, low-quality AI-generated remakes of popular existing meme templates shared repeatedly online, instead of the original versions of the memes.
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When you see the ai slop version of this meme template for the 462nd time today

Overview

This is a single-panel reaction meme featuring a heavily distorted, low-quality version of the animated character Gru from the Despicable Me franchise, with a visibly annoyed, frustrated, fed-up scowling expression. White text is overlaid at the top of the image, reading 'When you see the ai slop version of this meme template for the 462nd time today'. The meme expresses the common frustration of internet users who are tired of seeing low-effort, low-quality AI-generated remakes of popular existing meme templates shared repeatedly online, instead of the original versions of the memes.

Origin notes

This meme was originally posted on Reddit, as stated in the provided source information, with the original post title 'Please just use the original...'. It uses a widely circulated distorted Gru meme reaction template, edited to add text commenting on the trend of overusing AI to generate low-quality remakes of popular meme content, a common topic of complaint in online meme communities in the mid-2020s.

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