The Conversation Friday May 5, 2023
Nigeria’s Emmanuel Iduma is many things: writer, editor, publisher, critic and photographer. In 2022 he introduced a newsletter, Tender Photo, that has since become an important platform for African photographers, writers, critics and curators. Published on Substack, it has become wildly popular, notes Oxford University researcher Tinashe Mushakavanhu at The Conversation. “The necessity I felt was to be a middleman in the exchange between a photographer and the photograph they took.” says Iduma in an interview.
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VII Friday May 5, 2023
The non-profit VII Foundation, which comprises VII Academy, VII Insider, and VII Community. has acquired the VII Photo Agency, making the agency a central piece of the foundation rather than existing as a separate entity. “With The VII Foundation becoming the guardian of VII Photo’s rich legacy, the veracity and authenticity inherent in the work of the VII photographers will have broader reach, accessibility, and impact through the foundation’s advocacy and educational programming,” notes the foundation.
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GIZMODO Friday May 5, 2023
Amnesty International has defended its use of AI-generated images to depict protests and police brutality in Colombia. Amnesty International’s Norway regional account posted three of the AI-generated images in a tweet thread; the tweets have since been deleted. The global human rights organization told Gizmodo it used the images to preserve the anonymity of vulnerable protestors, though some experts say the use of AI could undermine the credibility of advocacy groups already besieged by authoritarian governments. Read the full Story >>
The Washington Post Friday May 5, 2023
This year we have seen AI-generated images of Donald Trump being arrested, as well as an anti-Joe Biden ad rolled out by Republican National Committee composed entirely of AI-created imagery. Now, reports The Washington Post, Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) has introduced legislation that would require disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads — part of an effort, she said, to “get the Congress going on addressing many of the challenges that we’re facing with AI.” Clarke’s bill would amend federal campaign finance law to require that political ads include a statement disclosing any use of AI-generated imagery.
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