I've started doing a bit of freelancing again after many many years, largely to rough out ideas for a forthcoming book about AI. In this piece for Design Observer, I spoke to experts in visual perception and cognition, who have found compelling early evidence that AI-generated images are less effective at holding viewers' attention, largely because they are less complex. Worse, that reduced complexity in turn reduces viewers' cognitive development, spreading simplified and stereotyped understanding through society - including individuals' understanding of their own lives. https://designobserver.com/suddenly-everyones-life-got-a-lot-more-similar-ai-isnt-just-imitating-creativity-its-homogenizing-thinking/