Austinites are roasting an AI-generated map of the Capital City after spotting a long list of glaring errors.
“As someone who creates maps for a living, I’m relieved to see that I still have a few more paychecks until A.I. renders me unemployed,” the Reddit user who shared the image wrote. “(Trigger warning: slop-maxxing.)”
The map appears to have originated from Facebook user Maverick Khan, whose page features similarly styled maps of cities and regions around the world. Each post includes a disclosure above the caption identifying it as “AI content.”
Residents quickly piled into the Reddit comments to point out the map’s many mistakes.
Among the biggest complaints: The Domain, Austin’s popular shopping and entertainment district, and Circuit of the Americas appear to sit along Lady Bird Lake, while Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is shown just across from Barton Springs.
“I’ve always wondered how people can find Barton Springs relaxing with airplanes taking off ¼ mile down the street,” one Reddit user wrote.
Others noticed the University of Texas had seemingly vanished altogether.
“Apparently, there is a ‘y’in Del Valle?” another wrote.
“Love how South Austin is just not [expletive] there [expletive],” one Reddit user wrote.