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.

2024

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  Arcturians (New Age)
  N Removed, article had already been sufficiently illustrated by NASA image of star system.
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  Conspiracy theories about the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
  Y Kept, as a real example of an AI-generated image that spread in the aftermath of a hurricane.
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  Firmament
  N Removed, as superfluous to already-existing labeled diagram.
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  Flavorless candy
  N 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.
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  Rohitashva
  N Removed, depiction based on a description of the subject's personality.
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  Sea-lion
  N Removed, as irrelevant to discussion of heraldry.
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  Silurian hypothesis
  N 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
  Y Kept, an image produced and shared by U.S. elected officials. Discussed on talk page.
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  The Moon is made of green cheese
  N Removed, a suitable historical illustration already existed.
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  Twin paradox
  N Removed, as being too filled with distracting science fiction elements. Discussed on talk page.
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  Willy's Chocolate Experience
  Y Kept, image is of an actual advertisement used by the subject.
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  Yairipok Thambalnu
  N Removed, no historical basis for depiction

2023

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  Anansi
  N Removed, in favor of a historical illustration. Discussed on talk page.
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  Artificial planet
  Y Kept as a suitable free alternative to a non-free image.
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  Chemotactic drug-targeting
  N Removed, the concept being explained does not make sense to have an artist rendition.
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  Chemotactic drug-targeting
  N Removed, the value/accuracy of an artist rendition of the concept is not clear.
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  Chemotactic drug-targeting
  N Removed, the concept being explained does not make sense to have an artist rendition.
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  Darul Uloom Deoband
  N Removed, the image contributes little to the article, could be mistaken for a contemporary artwork, and is anatomically incorrect.
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  Kemonā
  N Removed, unnecessarily explicit, replaced with a commissioned artwork.
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  Listenbourg
  Y 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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  Nzambici
  N Removed, no historical basis.
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  Pastoral science fiction
  Y Kept, the image is a high quality rendition of the ideas in its section.
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  Pastoral science fiction
  N Removed, the image is not an appropriate depiction of the subject and only vaguely resembles a landscape.
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  Space travel in science fiction
  N Removed in favor of historical illustrations.
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  Shrinkage (accounting)
  N Removed, a photo alternative could be created easily.
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  Spicy Fifty
  N Removed, the image contains a distracting error that detracts from its usefulness.