Wikipedia:WikiProject AI Cleanup/AI images in non-AI contexts
This is a list of disclosed AI generated images that are used in Wikipedia articles, for purposes other than explaining or demonstrating AI. These uses might need to be reviewed to make sure they are appropriate.
No on-wiki discussion or consensus has determined to what extent AI images are acceptable, except in the context of upscaling photographs. The purpose of this list is to document where and how AI images are being used, and for what reasons, if any, that they were kept in or removed from articles.
2025
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Chhayavad
Removed saying "AI images of real people should never be used because they are always inaccurate"; free photos also exist of these people -
Chekavar + Unniyarcha Removed per WP:BOLD because it was AI-generated
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Close-knit community Deleted as from a nonfree source at Commons
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Ghari (sweet) Removed, replaced with a more accurate photograph Deleted from Commons as out of scope
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Palpitations Removed as a "nonsense image" Deleted from Commons as "nonsense text, easily replaceable with a photo"
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Pemphigus erythematosus Removed because "No AI slush, and absolutely not in medical articles of all things." -
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Siege of Baghdad (1821) Removed as a "generic AI-generated image representing no specific building in the text" Subsequently deleted from Commons as an unused personal image
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Template:Cyborg Removed in favour of a simple icon after discussion on Template talk:Cyborg#The depicted cyborg -
2024
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Template:Artificial intelligence
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Achomi people boldly removed: redundant, untagged AI-generated. Deleted from Commons as not educationally useful
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Arcturians (New Age) Removed, article had already been sufficiently illustrated by NASA image of star system. -
Conspiracy theories about the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season Kept, as a real example of an AI-generated image that spread in the aftermath of a hurricane. -
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Flavorless candy Removed, as a misrepresentation of a real object that could be photographed. An anonymous editor offered to provide a real photo but had difficulty navigating Commons. -
Iran women's national football team Removed as not illustrative of any trend of fan artwork, and in a distracting style -
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Jhantla Removed as inaccurate, a misgenerated roadsign on an empty tree-lined road Deleted from Commons as out of scope
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Rantas Removed as "seems quite different from other, real, depicitions" Deleted from Commons as not educationally useful
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Rohitashva Removed, depiction based on a description of the subject's personality. Deleted from Commons for lacking licence info
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Sea-lion Removed, as irrelevant to discussion of heraldry. Deleted from Commons as not educationally useful
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Silurian hypothesis Removed, the image's use of the unrelated Doctor Who monsters of the same name was considered confusing. -
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Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax Kept, an image produced and shared by U.S. elected officials. Discussed on talk page. -
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Twin paradox Removed, as being too filled with distracting science fiction elements. Discussed on talk page. -
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Wechuge Removed for being a generic monster image not taken from Athabaskan culture Deleted from Commons as AI-generated "but mentioned as human art"
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2023
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Anansi Removed, in favor of a historical illustration. Discussed on talk page.Deleted from Commons as not educationally useful
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Chemotactic drug-targeting Removed, the concept being explained does not make sense to have an artist rendition. -
Chemotactic drug-targeting Removed, the value/accuracy of an artist rendition of the concept is not clear. -
Chemotactic drug-targeting Removed, the concept being explained does not make sense to have an artist rendition. -
Darul Uloom Deoband Removed, the image contributes little to the article, could be mistaken for a contemporary artwork, and is anatomically incorrect. -
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Listenbourg Kept, the image shows how AI has been used to depict the fictional country of Listenbourg (as part of a running internet joke) and is itself reliably sourced. -
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Pastoral science fiction Removed, the image is not an appropriate depiction of the subject and only vaguely resembles a landscape.Deleted from Commons for lacking permission
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2022
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Depersonalization and Schizoid personality disorder Removed from both articles in 2024: "AI images should only be used when actually discussing the use of AI." -
Galician mythology Removed in 2024: "How can we present this as encyclopedic content? Requires, I think, some kind of reference and more info for context" -
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Links
[edit]- Wikipedia:WikiProject AI Cleanup/VWF bot log is an automated log of images which are categorised as AI/upscaled on Commons, and in use on Wikipedia. It updates every Sunday. (It's using the script at User:DreamRimmer/commonsfileusage.py.)
- GLAMorgan category search tool — can be used to find images from subcategories of Commons' Category:AI-generated images in use on Wikipedia