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Boomers Getting Dooped By AI Slop

This is a two-panel meme that jokes that older generations (referred to as 'boomers') are easily fooled by low-quality, flawed AI generated content (called 'AI slop'). The first panel shows an alligator partially submerged in shallow water approaching a large deer hunting target cutout poster. The second panel reveals an obvious AI generation error: the alligator has incorrectly merged with the deer poster, turning into a bizarre bipedal half-alligator creature climbing the poster. The meme pokes fun at the idea that some people will not notice the obvious AI glitch and accept the bad AI image as real.
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Overview

This is a two-panel meme that jokes that older generations (referred to as 'boomers') are easily fooled by low-quality, flawed AI generated content (called 'AI slop'). The first panel shows an alligator partially submerged in shallow water approaching a large deer hunting target cutout poster. The second panel reveals an obvious AI generation error: the alligator has incorrectly merged with the deer poster, turning into a bizarre bipedal half-alligator creature climbing the poster. The meme pokes fun at the idea that some people will not notice the obvious AI glitch and accept the bad AI image as real.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, originally posted by user u/yourSmirkingRevenge, with the original post title given as 'it’s like taking a baby’s nose'. It is part of a popular trend of memes mocking low-quality AI generated images (called 'AI slop') and joking that older internet users are more likely to share and be fooled by flawed AI content without noticing the obvious generation errors.

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