Category: Software & Technology
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Here’s Why AI Companies Think They Can Use Photographers’ Work Without Compensation | PetaPixel
Here’s Why AI Companies Think They Can Use Photographers’ Work Without Compensation Some say it would be of “very little benefit.” via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/06/heres-why-ai-companies-think-they-can-use-photographers-work-without-compensation/ After the U.S. Copyright Office put out a call for opinions on how copyright should work with AI-generated material, the world’s biggest AI companies had a lot to say.
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GenAI and the forced evolution of Photography: From Artifice to Authenticity – Kaptur
GenAI and the forced evolution of Photography: From Artifice to Authenticity – Kaptur If GenAI can recreate or even surpass the aesthetic appeal of a captured moment, what then becomes the essence of photography? via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/genai-and-the-forced-evolution-of-photography-from-artifice-to-authenticity/ As the lines between the real and the artificial blur, photography’s role in preserving and portraying reality becomes…
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Where are NFT ‘s today? – Kaptur
Where are NFT ‘s today? – Kaptur It was on everyone’s lips and digital wallets, Fortunes were to be made. It was the future of photography. Where are NFT s now? via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/where-are-nft-s-today/ According to a recent report, 95% of NFT owners have lost money.
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Canon and Reuters Develop New Photo Authentication Technology | PetaPixel
Canon and Reuters Develop New Photo Authentication Technology Canon is developing technology to ensure authentic images. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/08/31/canon-and-reuters-develop-new-photo-authentication-technology/ Utilizing the latest cryptographic methods and decentralized web protocols, Reuters, Canon, and Starling Lab suggest that the pilot program can “ease concerns about content’s legitimacy.”
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Photo Agencies Publish Open Letter Demanding AI Copyright Protection | PetaPixel
Photo Agencies Publish Open Letter Demanding AI Copyright Protection Getty Images is among the signatories. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/08/10/photo-agencies-publish-open-letter-demanding-ai-copyright-protection/ The world’s leading photo agencies and photographer associations have co-signed an open letter calling for legal protections against artificial intelligence (AI).
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Can AI Chatbots Be Used for Geolocation? – bellingcat
Can AI Chatbots Be Used for Geolocation? – bellingcat Chatbots such as BARD and BING try to mimic the techniques used by open source researchers — with very mixed results. via bellingcat: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/07/14/can-ai-chatbots-be-used-for-geolocation/ Given that geolocations can be time-consuming, researchers are always on the lookout for tools which can ease or automate parts of the…
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Generative AI is a Minefield for Copyright Law | PetaPixel
Generative AI is a Minefield for Copyright Law In 2022, an AI-generated work of art won the Colorado State Fair’s art competition. The artist, Jason Allen, had used Midjourney – a generative AI system via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/06/18/generative-ai-is-a-minefield-for-copyright-law/ Should the artists whose art was scraped to train the models be compensated? Who owns the images that…
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Chronolocation: Determining When a Photo was Taken Using Facebook, Google Street View and Assorted Tiny Details – bellingcat
Chronolocation: Determining When a Photo was Taken Using Facebook, Google Street View and Assorted Tiny Details – bellingcat Social media posts, mapping tools and a being aware of small but important details can help researchers determine when an undated image was taken. via bellingcat: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/05/08/chronolocation-determining-when-a-photo-was-taken-using-facebook-google-street-view-and-assorted-tiny-details/ Essentially, any aspect of a source image could be of…
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EU Law to Force AI Imagers to Disclose Copyrighted Photos in Dataset | PetaPixel
EU Law to Force AI Imagers to Disclose Copyrighted Photos in Dataset Midjourney might have to reveal exactly what photos it used to train its model. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/05/01/eu-law-to-force-ai-imagers-to-disclose-copyrighted-photos-in-dataset/ According to a report from the Reuters news agency, companies such as Midjourney will have to reveal the material used to train its artificial intelligence (AI)…
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How AI Imagery is Shaking Photojournalism — Blind Magazine
How AI Imagery is Shaking Photojournalism — Blind Magazine In this Op-ed, independent photography director Amber Terranova discusses one of the most controversial AI imagery projects in recent weeks. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/stories/how-ai-imagery-is-shaking-photojournalism/ In this Op-ed, independent photography director and educator Amber Terranova discusses one of the most controversial AI imagery projects in recent weeks.
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Getty Images sues AI art generator Stable Diffusion in the US for copyright infringement – The Verge
Getty Images sues AI art generator Stable Diffusion in the US for copyright infringement Getty says Stability AI stole 12 million images without permission via The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/6/23587393/ai-art-copyright-lawsuit-getty-images-stable-diffusion Getty Images has filed a case against Stability AI, alleging that the company copied 12 million images to train its AI model ‘without permission … or compensation.’
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2022: A Year of visual tech in review – Kaptur
2022: A Year of visual tech in review – Kaptur What were the most talked about technologies of 2022? What happened in visual tech? And who were the biggest disappointments? via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/2022-a-year-of-visual-tech-in-review/ The year is coming to an end, and unlike the previous years, things are not quieting down. In fact, it’s increasing. 2022…
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Camera-to-Cloud RAW is the Start of the Computational Revolution | PetaPixel
Camera-to-Cloud RAW is the Start of the Computational Revolution This is a huge development that not enough people are talking about. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/11/03/camera-to-cloud-raw-is-the-start-of-the-computational-revolution/ Adobe recently announced new Camera to Cloud integrations, following its recent acquisition of Frame.io. The Fuji X-H2S will become the first stills camera to natively shoot “to the cloud”. This might…
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Generative AI : Do or Die – Thoughts of a Bohemian
Generative AI : Do or Die – Thoughts of a Bohemian Generative AI is here to stay. So rather than fighting it with pseudo-legal arguments, the stock photo industry should embrace it via Thoughts of a Bohemian: http://blog.melchersystem.com/generative-ai-do-or-die/ Understandably, new powerful technologies like generative AI triggers anxiety. But the conversation needs to evolve and move…
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A New 3,200-Megapixel Camera Has Astronomers Salivating | WIRED
A New 3,200-Megapixel Camera Has Astronomers Salivating The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s key instrument is almost ready to be installed on the telescope, where it will image tens of billions of cosmic objects. via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-3200-megapixel-camera-has-astronomers-salivating/ That’s when the telescope will begin collecting 20 terabytes of data every night for 10 years. With it, scientists…
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Police Can Trace Cameras Thanks to Sensor Imperfection ‘Fingerprints’ | PetaPixel
Police Can Trace Cameras Thanks to Sensor Imperfection ‘Fingerprints’ It’s another tool to help law enforcement fight child exploitation. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/07/01/police-can-trace-cameras-thanks-to-sensor-imperfection-fingerprints/ “Every camera has some imperfections in its embedded sensors, which manifest themselves as image noise in all frames but are invisible to the naked eye.”
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Inside An NFT Collector’s Eclectic Photo Gallery – Feature Shoot
Inside An NFT Collector’s Eclectic Photo Gallery – Feature Shoot Peter Molick’s photography collection brings us around the world, from the unforgiving polar nights of Russia’s Kola Peninsula, captured by Simon Roberts, to the sun-baked landscapes of the American West,… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2022/03/inside-an-nft-collectors-eclectic-photo-gallery/ “Despite having sold out a collection of my own, Crossings (Houston),…
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The First Standard to Assure a Photo’s Authenticity Has Been Created | PetaPixel
The First Standard to Assure a Photo’s Authenticity Has Been Created The first-ever specification to certify the authenticity of photos has been released. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/01/26/the-first-standard-to-assure-a-photos-authenticity-has-been-created/ In an effort to combat online misinformation, the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) has released the first-ever technical specification designed to certify the source and history of…
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2021 – A review of visual tech – Kaptur
2021 – A review of visual tech – Kaptur If visual tech experienced a landmark year, 2021 could be it. via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/2021-a-review-of-visual-tech/ Within its half-open, half-closed status, 2021 will be remembered as a transition year: A melting pot between ending lockdowns, rising vaccines and masks mandates, new variants, ending and restarting restrictions. But if…
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Photoshop’s ‘Content Credentials’ Embeds Attribution Data into Photos | PetaPixel
Photoshop’s ‘Content Credentials’ Embeds Attribution Data into Photos Content attribution and verification, embedded into an image at the point of creation. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/10/26/photoshops-content-credentials-embeds-attribution-data-into-photos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 The Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) was founded by Adobe, Twitter, and the New York Times in 2019 as a way to battle against image disinformation and increase the trust and transparency…