I don't think I would have made too much of a difference because the state-of-the-art models still aren't a database.
Maybe more recent models could store more information in a smaller number of parameters, but it's probably going to come down to the size of the model.
The Only exception there is if there is indeed some pattern in modern history that the model is able to learn, but I really doubt that.
What this article really calls to light is that people tend to use these models for things that they're not good at because it's being marketed contrary to what it is.
I don't actually dislike ai imagery, I think it can produce interesting imagery. However, I must concede that is an excessive use of boilerplate bog-standard AI imagery.