Users can create high-quality fake images in seconds – or enhance a photograph by asking the AI to remove a branch or leaf that might be obscuring part of the subject, which can inadvertently introduce significant changes.
Using AI even to edit a photo turns it into a piece of fiction; better to either accept a degree of imperfection or just take a few pictures and pick one’s favorite.
I appreciate when the photographer is forthright with it being an edit if they remove a branch/leaf/blade of grass, especially if they still share the original.
Any post processing is altering the original, and anything AI can do to a photo was done by hand in the past, including adding or removing subjects. I agree with you it doesn’t so much matter the method of alternation, it’s still the person presenting the image that is responsible for its credibility.
I also agree with the article that people uploading data to a crowdsourcing platform that is used by people trying to legitimately track animals to protect them is poisoning the well for people that are trying to do important work. A ton of resource is poorly funded, and having reliable volunteers is priceless. If people start throwing in made up datapoints, that takes a toll on real organisms. But then do you limit who can contribute, potentially excluding crucial photos? It just makes things a mess for everyone if people start becoming dishonest.
Depends on what kind of editing, really. Brightening, cropping, rotating, etc. an image is part of the art creation process; adding or removing objects is falsifying reality. Doesn’t matter if AI is involved or not.
Because AI edits are far easier and quicker for most people than Photoshop, with the end result being worsened by slop generated in the gap left behind.
When a human edits a photo, there are artistic decisions being made, even for someone who’s never used a photo editor before. When AI does it, it’s slop. The human can attempt to recreate unique things they saw in the bird. AI makes up whatever without reason or thought.
Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 14 hours ago
Using AI even to edit a photo turns it into a piece of fiction; better to either accept a degree of imperfection or just take a few pictures and pick one’s favorite.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
Arguably human editing is the same, why even make a distinction?
anon6789@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I appreciate when the photographer is forthright with it being an edit if they remove a branch/leaf/blade of grass, especially if they still share the original.
Any post processing is altering the original, and anything AI can do to a photo was done by hand in the past, including adding or removing subjects. I agree with you it doesn’t so much matter the method of alternation, it’s still the person presenting the image that is responsible for its credibility.
I also agree with the article that people uploading data to a crowdsourcing platform that is used by people trying to legitimately track animals to protect them is poisoning the well for people that are trying to do important work. A ton of resource is poorly funded, and having reliable volunteers is priceless. If people start throwing in made up datapoints, that takes a toll on real organisms. But then do you limit who can contribute, potentially excluding crucial photos? It just makes things a mess for everyone if people start becoming dishonest.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 12 hours ago
Depends on what kind of editing, really. Brightening, cropping, rotating, etc. an image is part of the art creation process; adding or removing objects is falsifying reality. Doesn’t matter if AI is involved or not.
Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 13 hours ago
Because AI edits are far easier and quicker for most people than Photoshop, with the end result being worsened by slop generated in the gap left behind.
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 12 hours ago
Using AI for de-noising and upscaling is pretty normal these days.
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 hours ago
When a human edits a photo, there are artistic decisions being made, even for someone who’s never used a photo editor before. When AI does it, it’s slop. The human can attempt to recreate unique things they saw in the bird. AI makes up whatever without reason or thought.