It's not that it's ugly--it's that it's obvious AI slop. We are, for the time being, still in that "uncanny valley" phase with AI art where a human who knows what to look for can still easily discern AI slop from art. For now, there are still telltale signs.
In a lot of cases the telltale signs are like neon lights, like that “hypercandy” style that a lot of generated images have. I know what those are within milliseconds of seeing them.
