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Four visual AI platforms are setting industry standards by training their models on ethically sourced data, compensating creators fairly, and preventing the generation of copyrighted content. Adobe, Getty Images, Shutterstock, and Bria.ai have established revenue-sharing and bonus systems, with vast proprietary image databases, to support ethical AI development. These companies are leading the charge in demonstrating that AI can succeed commercially while adhering to responsible data practices and bypassing the need for regulatory oversight.Continue Reading

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On January 14, 2014, photographer Narciso Contreras was dismissed by AP for editing a war photo, raising issues of journalistic integrity and trust. Recent advancements like the Content Credentials metadata framework aim to restore authenticity in images, flagging edits and AI involvement. Major tech companies, camera manufacturers, and news agencies are adopting this transparency standard, signaling a paradigm shift in the credibility of visual content.Continue Reading

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Last week, Lightricks CEO Zeev Farbman candidly shared how AI is impacting Lightricks’ photo editing app business. For one, AI tech makes some of the work that used to require specialized software and expertise trivial, according to Farbman in last week’s interview with Axios.  “It’s clearly a complete game-changer, meaningContinue Reading

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Preamble: Photography is the process of creating images by recording light. The word comes from the Greek words photo, meaning “light,” and graphé, meaning “to draw”. Datagraphy is the process of creating images using data, as per with generative AI. It blends “data,” referring to numerical or structured information, with “-graphy,” aContinue 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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For those with little or no memory, there was a time not so long ago when every mention of photography was preceded or followed by these three letters: NFT. Since generative AI burst onto the scene, mentions, as well as the value of these three letters, have plummeted. The frenzyContinue Reading

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Let’s be honest; resizing is a pain. In the world of visual content, it’s like a recurring bad dream. Different social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and the newcomer Threads – all have their own rules for image sizes. And it doesn’t stop there, regular websites, with their numerousContinue Reading

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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

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While we have known for quite some time how colors, shapes, and distribution deeply affect how we perceive and thus interact with the world, this science had remained on the shelves of academia. Until now. With 41% of marketers publishing visual content 2 to 5 times a week to getContinue Reading