CNN Thursday September 21, 2023
Chinese operatives have used images made by artificial intelligence to mimic American voters online in an attempt to spread disinformation and provoke discussion on divisive political issues as the 2024 US election approaches, Microsoft analysts warned recently. In the last nine months, the operatives have posted AI-made images depicting the Statute of Liberty and the Black Lives Matter movement on social media, notes CNN. The alleged Chinese influence network used a series of accounts on “Western” social media platforms to upload the AI-generated images, according to Microsoft.
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KQED Thursday September 21, 2023
For months, photographer Merrick Morton battled with Instagram as the platform repeatedly took down his photo archive depicting the lives of cholo and African American street culture in Los Angeles during the 1980s. Then he was notified that his account would no longer be active, and with that, he lost more than 60,000 followers that he had cultivated for over five years. One of the notices Morton received stated that his photos violated its community guidelines on violence or dangerous organizations. But he points the finger at AI, notes KQED.
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PetaPixel Thursday September 21, 2023
The end of summer brings another new iPhone: Apple has announced the iPhone 15 family, including the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, notes PetaPixel. While there are noteworthy advances in Apple’s standard iPhone 15 lineup, including new image sensors in the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus handhelds, the most significant improvements arrive exclusively for the Pro smartphones. They feature bigger sensors, 120mm optical zoom, spatial video and more—including, notes The Verge, new buttons, new ports, and a new body.
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DAZED Thursday September 21, 2023
“I remember waking up and seeing entire villages flattened to rubble,” says Samira Larouci, speaking about the earthquake that devastated Morocco on Sept. 8, killing more than 2,000 people. Larouci and Moroccan photographers Anass Ouaziz and Ismail Elaaddioui have founded Artists For Morocco, a collective of some 25 established and emerging Moroccan photographers and artists to aid victims of the earthquake, notes Dazed. They have now launched a print sale, with proceeds to be donated to relief organizations.
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