Reality is not a visual style. It is the set of details a creator is willing to take responsibility for. AI expands imagination but cannot replace judgement about people, emotion and consequence.
My rule: lived experience provides the motive, AI creates expressive space, and editing decides what remains. With children’s images, voices and identity, privacy comes before reach.
The best AI content leaves people remembering the emotion, problem or value—not merely asking which tool was used.