PetaPixel Tuesday June 18, 2024
Dozens of photographers, journalists and curators have signed an open letter decrying Meta’s plan to use public photos on Instagram and Facebook to train its AI tools. The letter, which was organized by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Daniel Etter, comes after Meta officials have boasted that Instagram is being used as a data set to train its Emu AI image model, notes PetaPixel. ”In times of disinformation and misinformation…it is more important than ever to have trustworthy sources,” notes the letter, adding that Meta’s announced AI policy undermines journalistic efforts.
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David Schonauer Tuesday June 18, 2024
Through this election year, media experts, politicians, and journalists have been warning about the ability of AI-generated deepfake videos and photographs to mislead voters. And the danger of such
misuse of generative AI very real. But bad players don't need advanced technology to mess with reality: A deft hand at editing video or cropping an image can do the same. The Washington Post recently … Read the full Story >>
Radio Prague International Monday June 17, 2024
Photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský, who captured the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, died on June 5 at age 59, reports Radio Prague International. Early on the morning of August 21, 1968, Dobrovolský ran out into the streets of Prague with his SLR, a Minolta SR 7, to photograph Warsaw Pact tanks rolling through the city to crush the “Prague Spring” liberalization reforms of Czech communist leader Alexander Dubek. "I was drawn into what was happening to such an extent that I did not feel any fear, Dobrovolský said later.
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CNN Monday June 17, 2024
Conceived by British photographer Lee Shulman and Senegalese self-portraitist Omas Diop, the series “Being There” plays with history to make a point, notes CNN. For the project, the duo made use of family photos from 1950s and 1960s America—Kodachrome slides purchased on eBay by Shulman years ago—editing Diop into scenes in spaces where Black people were often shut out. “Being There” came to life when Shulman noticed many of the slides contained an empty seat – presumably that the photographer had vacated to take the photo.
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