PetaPixel Tuesday February 3, 2026
A survey from a U.K.-based professional photography group has revealed an alarming finding, notes PetaPiixel. The group, Association of Photographers, polled its members on generative AI and how it is affecting them. Of an estimated 3,000 members, 20% (600) responded to the survey. Among the respondents, 58% said they have lost work to generative AI. While the respondents reported a 10% year-on-year rise in income, there was a downward trend in commissions and published images. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday February 3, 2026
Elon Musk's AI bot Grok recently rolled out a new feature allowing users to edit any photo on the platform without asking permission. Soon, women woke up to find altered images of themselves posted
online-part of a "put her in a bikini" trend began quietly at the end of last year before exploding at the start of 2026. As we noted recently, following an … Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Monday February 2, 2026
AI is now able to generate images of faces that many people mistake for real photographs, but, notes PetaPixel, new research suggests that five minutes of training can improve detection. Researchers from the University of Reading, the University of Greenwich, the University of Leeds, and the University of Lincoln in the U.K. tested 664 participants on their ability to distinguish real human faces from images generated by AI software known as StyleGAN3. Participants with typical face recognition abilities correctly identified fake faces just 31% of the time. A random guess would result in an accuracy of around 50%. Read the full Story >>
ARTnews Monday February 2, 2026
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of Gordon Parks, as well as the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Gordon Parks Foundation, which is tasked with preserving the legacy of the acclaimed photographer known for images that chronicled the segregated South, the civil rights movement, poverty, and the impact that racism had on America. To mark the occasion, notes Art News, the foundation is bringing out exhibitions curated by photographers Dawoud Bey and Bryan Stevenson. Read the full Story >>
