404 Media Thursday June 20, 2024
A group of hackers that says it believes “AI-generated artwork is detrimental to the creative industry and should be discouraged” is hacking people who are trying to use a popular tool for the AI image generation software Stable Diffusion, notes 404 Media. The tool, ComfyUI, is a graphical user interface for Stable Diffusion that’s shared freely on Github, making it easier for users to generate images and modify their image generation models. The ComfyUI_LLMVISION Github page is currently down, but a Wayback Machine archive of it from June 9 states that it was “COMPROMISED BY NULLBULGE GROUP.”
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David Schonauer Thursday June 20, 2024
Today the National Audubon Society is announcing the winners of the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards. Now in its fifteenth year, the contest "highlights the beauty of birds and the joy of capturing
that through photographs and videos," notes the organization.This year's contest features prizes in nine categories, including a new Birds in Landscapes Prize, which was introduced to draw attention
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SciTechDaily Wednesday June 19, 2024
It’s strawberry season in the night sky! On June 21, the full “Strawberry Moon” will be visible, appearing opposite the sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 9:08 PM EDT. The name Strawberry Moon comes from the Algonquin tribes of North America, marking the time of year when wild strawberries are typically harvested. But, explains SciTechDaily, the position of the full moon at the summer solstice means that it shines through more of Earth’s atmosphere, making it more likely to have a reddish color (for the same reasons that sunrises and sunsets are red).
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Saatchi Gallery Wednesday June 19, 2024
Fashion photography isn’t just about selling clothes: Nowadays, it is elevated to the status of an art form, capturing the sustained attention of museums and galleries. So notes Nathalie Herschdorfer, curator of the exhibition “Beyond Fashion” at London’s Saatchi Gallery through Sept. 8. The exhibition features work by Nick Knight, Peter Lindbergh, Paolo Roversi, Ellen von Unwerth, Koto Bolofo, Elaine Constantine and others, including emerging artists like Koto Bolofo, whose image “Skin Deep” shows that clothes aren’t always necessary, notes WWD.
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