diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93cd1196..38a10462 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ _⚠️ READ BEFORE PROCEEDING_
 3. Configure auto-generated fields (optional) 
    - Set which text fields auto-generate when uploading a photo by storing a comma-separated list, e.g., `AI_TEXT_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS = title, semantic`
    - Accepted values:
-     - `all` (default)
-     - `title`
+     - `all`
+     - `title` (default)
      - `caption`
-     - `tags`
-     - `semantic`
+     - `tags` (default)
+     - `semantic` (default)
      - `none`
 
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diff --git a/src/photo/ai/AiButton.tsx b/src/photo/ai/AiButton.tsx
index 34cef97d..60b5efb6 100644
--- a/src/photo/ai/AiButton.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/ai/AiButton.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { AiContent } from './useAiImageQueries';
 import { HiSparkles } from 'react-icons/hi';
-import { ALL_AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS, AiAutoGeneratedField } from '.';
+import { AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS_ALL, AiAutoGeneratedField } from '.';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import LoaderButton from '@/components/primitives/LoaderButton';
 
 export default function AiButton({
   aiContent,
-  requestFields = ALL_AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS,
+  requestFields = AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS_ALL,
   shouldConfirm,
   className,
 }: {
diff --git a/src/photo/ai/index.ts b/src/photo/ai/index.ts
index 28ac0045..3d0ec9f9 100644
--- a/src/photo/ai/index.ts
+++ b/src/photo/ai/index.ts
@@ -8,27 +8,33 @@ export type AiAutoGeneratedField =
   'tags' |
   'semantic'
 
-export const ALL_AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS: AiAutoGeneratedField[] = [
+export const AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS_ALL: AiAutoGeneratedField[] = [
   'title',
   'caption',
   'tags',
   'semantic',
 ];
 
+export const AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS_DEFAULT: AiAutoGeneratedField[] = [
+  'title',
+  'tags',
+  'semantic',
+];
+
 export const parseAiAutoGeneratedFieldsText = (
-  text = 'all',
+  text = AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS_DEFAULT.join(','),
 ): AiAutoGeneratedField[] => {
   const textFormatted = text.trim().toLocaleLowerCase();
   if (textFormatted === 'none') {
     return [];
   } else if (textFormatted === 'all') {
-    return ALL_AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS;
+    return AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS_ALL;
   } else {
     const fields = textFormatted
       .toLocaleLowerCase()
       .split(',')
       .map(field => field.trim())
-      .filter(field => ALL_AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS
+      .filter(field => AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS_ALL
         .includes(field as AiAutoGeneratedField));
     return fields as AiAutoGeneratedField[];
   }
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ export const getAiImageQuery = (
   case 'caption': return 'Write a pithy caption for this image in 6 words or less and no punctuation';
   case 'title-and-caption': return 'Write a compelling title and pithy caption of 8 words or less for this image, using the format Title: "title" Caption: "caption"';
   case 'tags':
-    const tagQuery = 'Describe this image three or less comma-separated keywords with no adjective or adverbs';
+    const tagQuery = 'Describe this image in three or less comma-separated unique keywords, with no adjective or adverbs, that are specific to this image';
     const tags = existingTags.map(({ tag }) => tag).join(', ');
     return tags
       ? `${tagQuery}. Consider using some of these existing tags, but only if they are relevant: ${tags}.`
diff --git a/src/photo/ai/useAiImageQueries.ts b/src/photo/ai/useAiImageQueries.ts
index 63fb0363..c59711cc 100644
--- a/src/photo/ai/useAiImageQueries.ts
+++ b/src/photo/ai/useAiImageQueries.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import useAiImageQuery from './useAiImageQuery';
 import useTitleCaptionAiImageQuery from './useTitleCaptionAiImageQuery';
-import { ALL_AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS, AiAutoGeneratedField } from '.';
+import { AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS_ALL, AiAutoGeneratedField } from '.';
 
 export type AiContent = ReturnType<typeof useAiImageQueries>;
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function useAiImageQueries(
   const hasRunAllQueriesOnce = useRef(false);
 
   const request = useCallback(async (
-    fields = ALL_AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS,
+    fields = AI_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS_ALL,
   ) => {
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
       console.log('RUNNING AI QUERIES', fields);
diff --git a/src/site/SiteChecklistClient.tsx b/src/site/SiteChecklistClient.tsx
index 1ab614e3..3aa5c4d8 100644
--- a/src/site/SiteChecklistClient.tsx
+++ b/src/site/SiteChecklistClient.tsx
@@ -424,7 +424,9 @@ export default function SiteChecklistClient({
             >
               Comma-separated fields to auto-generate when
               uploading photos. Accepted values: title, caption,
-              tags, description, all, or none (default is {'"all"'}):
+              tags, description, all, or none
+              {' '}
+              (default: {'"title, tags, semantic"'}):
               {renderEnvVars(['AI_TEXT_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS'])}
             </ChecklistRow>
           </Checklist>