"Incredible, Janice! You painted that piece in two days?"

"Uh-huh." Janice smiled.

"What are you not saying?"

"Frank, it's an AI rendering of a photograph."

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"Wow! It's so authentic. Down to the brush strokes."

"Sad, isn't it?"

"Why, sad? It's amazing!"

"Oh, the sad part is I've received thousands of comments praising my artwork online. I've never painted once in my life."

"Oh wow. It's close to seeming like a real person."

"Yes, or more like a real Santa Claus."

"Santa, Janice?"

"Yeah, like a Santa Claus for adults. As long as they believe, it'll keep providing them amazing gifts."