Wikipedia:WikiProject AI Cleanup/AI images in non-AI contexts
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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.
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.
A file on this page is not considered "in use" (and thus is not automatically in scope on Wikimedia Commons). It may be deleted if it is only used on this page.
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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Exophilia Removed as "don't add to the article" and "no value whatsoever" Deleted as an out of scope personal image
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First contact (science fiction) Removed as "not up to snuff. Look at the faces, for instance" Deleted from Commons as not educationally useful
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Ghari (sweet) Removed, replaced with a more accurate photograph Deleted from Commons as out of scope
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James Zwerg Removed because
unencyclopedic: does not represent the actual event because it is not a real photograph, just something made up by AI.
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Marayu Removed with comment "Do not use AI images of real people - they are fabrications" Deleted from Commons for having "no basis in reality"
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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." Deleted from Commons as misleading and inappropriate for medical article
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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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Small Međimurje Dog Removed as claimed breed standard illustration as a "fake, AI image", and replaced with a general photo making no such claim -
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Template:Cyborg Removed in favour of a simple icon after discussion on Template talk:Cyborg#The depicted cyborg -
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Turkeys voting for Christmas Removed for not depicting the subject coherently Deleted from Commons as not educationally useful
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2024
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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
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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.
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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. -
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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Yvy marã e'ỹ Removed with edit summary
cringe
Deleted from Commons as of little value/not educationally useful
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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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Artificial planet Kept after discussion in 2024 as a suitable free alternative to a non-free image. Deleted as "AI slop" in 2025 and also immediately deleted from Commons by the same editor arguing "no educational potential".
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Avatar (computing) Removed as "AI slop" and replaced with cartoon of Wikipe-tan -
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 Initially considered "a high quality rendition of the ideas in its section" but removed in 2025 as "article is plenty illustrated already; AI not needed" -
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