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\n\tArt? Made my humans? Goundbreaking!<\/p>\n
\n\tAs The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> struts into theaters this weekend, the long-anticipated sequel is earning unexpected praise for what appears to be an AI-generated meme of Meryl Streep\u2018s Miranda Priestley in the movie, which was actually created by a real human artist.<\/p>\n \n\tDuring the movie\u2019s release on Friday, artist Alexis Franklin shared the work she created for the film, an AI-style image of Miranda as a fast-food worker. \u201cWould you like some lies with that?\u201d the meme reads.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI got to paint this at the request of [director] David Frankel for The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> (it shows up in the movie),\u201d wrote Franklin on Instagram, treating fans to a time-lapsed video of her process. \u201cAbsolutely no disrespect to Queen Meryl, but this is something I would\u2019ve painted in my free time, so when they asked me to do this it was nothing but fun.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWith the potential of generative AI seemingly looming over the entertainment industry, the mere act of hiring a human to create a piece of art that easily could have been manufactured with a well-worded prompt, has become something to celebrate on social media. \u201cThe bar is truly in hell,\u201d as one fan so succinctly put it.<\/p>\n \n\tIn the comments section, one follower rejoiced, \u201cSo refreshing it not being AI.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tOver on X, one person reacted, \u201cOMG this one was actually made by an artist??? And it was made to look AI?\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThey really said and FUUUCKKKK AI!!!! Everybody CHEERED,\u201d another posted.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cCurrently obsessed with the fake AI artwork they used to criticize AI on The Devil Wears Prada<\/em> like\u2026 THEY COMMISSIONED AN ARTIST TO ILLUSTRATE AN AI LOOKING PHOTO\u2026. This fucking movie is 10s and 10s EVERYWHERE,\u201d a satisfied moviegoer wrote.<\/p>\n