![AI creates what an 'average person' looks like from each country and people aren't happy](https://images.ladbible.com/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt949ea8e16e463049/bltd0ed6eac2a028fb8/661d334ec12efc3923bace14/average-person.webp)
We're probably all familiar with the stereotypes that come associated with our countries, but that hasn't stopped people expressing their outrage over AI-generated versions of the 'average person'.
At the end of the day, not everyone in America wears cowboy hats and belt buckles, and I think it's safe to say that not every French person owns a stripy t-shirt and a beret.
![The 'average' Swiss person. (Reddit/r/midjourney)](https://images.ladbible.com/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt949ea8e16e463049/blt0a27df163e5c8351/646604d911168b0c48bf16c9/Switzerland-stereotypical-person-AI.png)
We know this as humans, and our views have only got more realistic thanks to increased travelling, social media and films and TV shows which have helped us get a much better idea of what people are like from different countries.
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However, when asked to create the 'most stereotypical person in [country]', AI did not hold back.
The images were shared online by a Reddit user on the r/midjourney subreddit, and just wait until you see the results.
Let's kick things off with France - where, I have to admit, AI did avoid the stripy t-shirt.
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That's probably the only stereotype it left out though, as the figure also has a beret and moustache, and just in case you weren't sure where they were from, they're also stood in front of the Eiffel Tower.
![It's not hard to guess where this person is supposed to be from. (r/midjourney)](https://images.ladbible.com/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt949ea8e16e463049/blt12d14a281f58c3ce/661d1ed1f1203e6545f2a7fa/france-ai.png)
Over in Sweden, the 'average person' according to AI has ice-blonde, slicked back, straight hair, flawless, tanned skin, a chiselled jawline and wears round glasses, a bright, blue suit and yellow tie combination.
When it comes to England, AI could have opted for tracksuit bottoms or Beatles-inspired haircuts, but it was actually pretty kind by displaying the average person as a well-dressed man in a flat cap and a three-piece suit - and of course they wouldn't be British if they weren't clutching a saucer and cup of tea!
![The 'average' English person was a bit down in the dumps.(Reddit/r/midjourney)](https://images.ladbible.com/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt949ea8e16e463049/blt09fbc6f441dfff5a/646615eb75b9183b13b77680/england-ai-average-person.webp)
Things weren't too dissimilar in Italy, only this time the 'average person' was sitting in front of a pizza.
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So while there may be some elements to the images that are born from truth, the images have largely been slammed as outdated and 'inaccurate'.
![An Italian person eating a pizza... we'd never have guessed! (Reddit/r/midjourney)](https://images.ladbible.com/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt949ea8e16e463049/blte5fc15d6768f8dbb/661d22c0472e951dcbf10bbc/AI-italy-stereotype.png)
After seeing the images on Reddit, one person wrote: "As a German I find this thoroughly not accurate."
"I was almost offended by seeing the Austrian dude," another commented, adding: "Then I saw the German one and was like, ok this is worse. Then came Norway."
![Yep, you're right, most people in Finland do wear mushroom hats. (Reddit/r/midjourney)](https://images.ladbible.com/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt949ea8e16e463049/blt9e5926c4b797d063/6466156cdd241d2e3aeaa7d6/finland-ai-average-person.webp)
"They're all inaccurate except Ireland," another joked after seeing the images.
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It's probably also worth noting that according to AI, the 'average person' is exclusively male. And as a female sitting with a cup of tea in England, I can assure you that's not the case.
Topics: Reddit, Viral, Artificial Intelligence, Technology