GIZMODO Friday May 17, 2024
Recently detailed at Google’s latest I/O conference, the upcoming “Ask Photos” feature could make it much easier to search through albums in Google Photos, notes Gixmodo. Google says the new feature, powered by Google’s Gemini AI model, will search images with more precision than keywords, using a single prompt. Ask Photos isn’t just about search: “If you need help putting together a trip highlight reel, Ask Photos can analyze your photos and suggest the best shots, maybe even write a caption for you,” adds DIY Photography.
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The New York Times Friday May 17, 2024
LaToya Ruby Frazier may be America’s foremost living social documentary photographer, notes The New York Times, which spotlights a survey of her career on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from through Sept. 7. Her work, notes The Times, charts the experience of working-class people around the country as they face compounding challenges of environmental degradation and inequality—nowhere more so than in her hometown of Braddock, Pa., where air pollution from industry has caused significant health problems.
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DP Review Friday May 17, 2024
Canon has announced it is developing the EOS R1, calling the camera the "first flagship model” for [the] EOS R system. “It would be consistent with the company's previous development cycles to deliver a pro sports flagship in time for the 2024 Summer Olympics, so it doesn't come as a complete surprise,” notes DP Review. Canon says the new camera will be built around a new CMOS sensor and that the camera will be capable of implementing sophisticated noise reduction that would currently need to be applied in PC-based software.
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David Schonauer Friday May 17, 2024
In a world desperate not to be fooled by artificial intelligence, a growing segment of tech start-ups are pitching themselves as a bulwark against the flood of fake content. Among them is Deep Media,
a Bay Area start-up that claims it can identify AI-created images, audio and video with 99 percent accuracy. But a Washington Post review of employee LinkedIn profiles suggests the company … Read the full Story >>
