They like the tool, but they don’t like the perceived demonization: After Instagram instituted a label on images to clearly identify those that were AI-generated, many photographers stood up in arms, angry that it also included images retouched using AI. “It is not the same,” they say. “Retouching,” they say,Continue Reading

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Five takeaways from our Visual 1st fireside chat with Google Photos John Fisher               1. Meeting the challenges of a single photo solution used by 1/5 of the world’s population requires consistent adhesion to a clearly defined mission, coupled with intensive user research. DespiteContinue Reading

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Generative AI has revolutionized content creation, allowing businesses to produce high-quality, personalized content at scale. However, with this technology comes a significant challenge – the trust issue. One of the main concerns with generative AI is that it may produce false or misleading content, which can harm the credibility ofContinue Reading

An arachnid man once said: ” with great power comes great responsibility”. In the case of AI, this statement could not be more accurate. With the quick appearance and large availability of generative AI, issues around ethics and responsible behaviour have increased, forwarding the debate to the front of manyContinue Reading

The world is ablaze with generative AI. A few words put together in a barely legible English phrase and out comes visual art almost equivalent to what great artists have only sporadically allowed us to enjoy throughout human history. What took decades upon decades to master and only granted toContinue Reading

As photography replaced drawing in some of its functions, the same is happening with synthetic media and photography. As we extend our plane of existence into becoming partly digital – think metaverse – tools like light-produced photography become inadequate. And while we accept a new representation of reality, the discourseContinue Reading

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The age of the camera is slowly coming to an end—especially the bulky DSLR and all its associated declinations. In a very short while, all that will be left will be those pesky in-object cameras, like the one in our cell phones and a query type box in our browser.Continue Reading

A little less than a week before he takes the stage at the 2020 edition of the Visual 1st Summit, we sat down with Paul Kruszewski, founder, and CEO of wrnch.ai for a sneak preview of his talk on human-centric AI-enabled cameras.   – A little about you, what is yourContinue Reading