‘Godfather’ of AI Image Generation Tech Warns of the Dangers
A man credited with being one of the "Godfathers of AI" has resigned from his position at Google and given an interview where he expresses regret over his life's work.
Unsettling App Gives ChatGPT a Face and Lets You Talk to ‘Her’
A new app gives ChatGPT a personality by allowing users to talk face-to-face with a red-haired, hazel-eyed avatar named Annie.
This Camera Gives You a Receipt Instead of Your Photos
A novel camera design denies the photographer their pictures for months on end, instead printing out a receipt describing what's in the photo.
55 Creatives Win $18K Each for GoPro Million Dollar Challenge
GoPro has announced the winners of its Million Dollar Challenge -- a competition that sees contestants enter short video clips.
Canadian Man Jailed for Creating AI Child Porn in Country’s First Ever Case
A man in Quebec, Canada has been sentenced to three years in prison for using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate images of child pornography -- the first ruling of its kind in the country.
Photographer Takes a Person’s Portrait in all 50 States in a Single Day
A photographer has achieved the seemingly impossible task of photographing a person in all 50 American states in a single day.
Report: Meta Struggling to Stop Child Sex Trafficking on Facebook and Instagram
A new report by The Guardian reveals Facebook and Instagram have become marketplaces for child sex trafficking and parent company Meta is struggling to take sufficient action to prevent criminals from using its platforms.
TikTok is Testing a Lensa-Like AI Avatar Generator
TikTok is jumping on the artificially intelligent (AI) photo-editing trend, popularized by Lensa last year and is working on its own new AI avatar generator.
Expert Claims BeReal Owns Your Photos for ’30 Years’
A cybersecurity software company claims that photo-sharing app BeReal owns the rights to users' photos for "30 years."
Neurapix Instant Adds AI Editing to Lightroom Without Using the Cloud
The artificial intelligence-powered (AI) photo editor Neurapix has unveiled a new service that is able to deliver edited photos in real-time by eliminating the upload and download to and from the cloud steps entirely.
Program That Claims it Stops AI Manipulation of Photos Does Not Work
A program that was designed to prevent artificial intelligence (AI) models from editing an individual's photos does not work if the image is simply saved as a JPEG file.
Charity Allegedly Uses AI Images in Advertisements
A charity has published a series of advertisements that appear to have been created using artificial intelligence (AI) image generators.
AI Image Dataset Demands Money from Photographer Who Requested Removal of His Photos
A prominent stock photographer who requested his photos be removed from a dataset used to train AI image generators has been sent an invoice demanding $1,000.
Republicans Launch Entirely AI-Generated Ad Attacking President Biden
Just hours after President Joe Biden announced his reelection campaign for 2024, Biden's primary opposition, the Republican National Committee, also known as the GOP, launched an attack ad "built entirely with AI imagery."
Samsung Relaunches Its AI Photo Editing App for the Galaxy S23 Line
Samsung's artificial intelligence (AI) powered photo editing app Galaxy Enhance-X is finally back and officially available for the Galaxy S23 series following its initial release and disappearance last year.
AI Imagery May Destroy History As We Know It
Artificial intelligence images have the potential to misinform the future. For the first time in the technological present, we are on the cusp of a life-and-art-altering explosion of intentionally created dis-informational imagery.
Nocam is a New Social Video App That Doesn’t Let You See The Camera
A new video app is aiming to make social media interactions more authentic -- by not letting users see how they look in the camera while filming.
AI Generates ‘Photos’ of a Celebrity Concrete Eating Contest
A series of artificial intelligence (AI) images of an "annual celebrity concrete eating contest" has taken the internet by storm, another bizarre result of opening the Pandora's box that is AI-generated "photos."
Canva Adds AI Photo Tool That Lets You Change Your Outfit Using Text
Canva has created an artificially intelligent (AI) tool that lets users change their outfit and hairstyle in a photo using only text.
Tom Brady Threatens to Sue Over AI-Generated Comedy Special
Tom Brady has reportedly threatened to sue two comedians who created an "hour-long comedy special" featuring an AI version of the quarterback.
Audio Design Desk Software Uses AI to Know Where to Add Sound Effects
Audio Design Desk (ADD) is a program that combines a massive library of royalty-free sounds and music with artificial intelligence (AI) to quickly and accurately add sound to a video edit.
An AI Image Winning a Major Photo Award Has Opened the World’s Eyes
Last week, PetaPixel broke the news about an artist refusing a prize after his AI image won a major photo contest and since then major publications have followed up on the story, creating a firestorm.
Midjourney and Stable Diffusion Ask US Court to Dismiss Artists’ Lawsuit
Artificially intelligent (AI) image generators Stable Diffusion and Midjourney have asked a U.S. federal court to dismiss a group of artists' class-action lawsuit against them -- arguing that that the AI-created pictures were not comparable to their work.
Lonely Redditors Duped into Paying for Nude Pics of AI-Generated Woman
According to her Reddit profile, "Claudia" is a 19-year-old female who men are obsessing over and giving money to for nude pictures.
OM Digital Has Turned its Cameras into Powerful 3D Scanners
OM Digital has partnered with 3D scanning software developer Arcana Manufacturing to allow OM System cameras to easily and precisely scan transparent or reflective subjects which are typically challenging for imaging systems to properly scan.
Video of Ukrainian Soldiers Harrassing Woman Exposed as Russian Fake
A video that purports to show two Ukrainian soldiers intimidating a Muslim woman for overtaking their military vehicle has been debunked as Russian propaganda using photos and satellite imagery.
This Music Video was Created from Passwords Leaked onto the Dark Web
A filmmaker downloaded a huge cache of passwords that had been leaked onto the dark web and used them to create a unique music video.
Photographer’s Viral Tip for Scanning 35mm Film with a Smartphone
A photographer revealed how she ingeniously scanned 35mm film negatives with her smartphone.
Why Video Editors are Switching to DaVinci Resolve in Droves
Video editors are flocking to DaVinci Resolve in droves, marking a major paradigm shift in the editing landscape that we haven't seen since the dreadful launch of Final Cut Pro X drove users to Adobe Premiere Pro.
Bye-Bye Linktree? Instagram Now Lets Users Have Five Links in Their Bio
Meta is now allowing Instagram users to add up to five links in their bio on the social media platform, all but erasing much of the value of services like Linktree.