Smudge Lord Through AI’s Eyes

Smudge Lord is a popular meme featuring a disgruntled cat sitting at a dinner table, glaring at a plate of salad. This image captures semi-failed attempts at coaxing Midjourney into recreating the meme. Smudge, the original meme star, became famous for his expression of pure disdain, as though offended by the mere suggestion of eating vegetables.

Cats require meat to thrive, and most have little interest in vegetables. The first frame in the series shows the real photo with the iconic glare intact. But as each AI recreation progresses, the cat’s appearance becomes increasingly distorted, transforming from a grumpy feline into something that looks more like an evil overlord.