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Degenerative Pointillism

Degenerative Pointillism (noun): A visual artifact phenomenon occurring in AI diffusion models (such as Midjourney, DALL-E, or Stable Diffusion) when an image undergoes multiple iterative edits or variations. As latent noise accumulates over successive generations, the model introduces unwanted dot patterns, grain, or grid-like textures, progressively degrading the original artwork.

I tried refining the details four times, but the image started showing severe degenerative pointillism.

Degenerative Pointillism by Wy.Schultz September 20, 2026