AI Ups the Ante in Faked Media Face-Off!
Intro:
Each time you marvel at those perfectly pearly royal teeth, beware! Our new tech overlord, artificial intelligence, might be having a bit of royal fun! It turns out its now easier than ever to doctor images (sorry Duchess Kate), and at a time when people are getting more suspicious of manipulated media than they are of 3-day-old sushi, AI is stirring up the pot like a digital Jamie Oliver on steroids.
Key Points:
- Our dear Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine herself, was the unwitting star of a Photoshop Olympics back in 2011 when Grazia decided her wedding photos needed a bit of ‘enhancing’. Ah, the audacity of the non-digitally blessed!
- But here’s the kicker – that was all before our friendly neighbourhood AI learnt new tricks. Apparently, it’s now been given a paintbrush and a license to distort.
- So, these days, image editing is not just restricted to lovable, nuisance-causing sitcom neighbors. Nope! Now, anyone can become an unwitting participant in the great global game of ‘is-it-real-or-is-it-not’.
Final thoughts:
On the grand scale of ‘things-that-give-me-heartburn’, this growing trend of AI-enhanced media manipulation raises the stakes. It’s like we’ve thrown reality into a blender and hit ‘frappe’. So here’s a piece of advice mate: don’t believe everything you see. Except for the wifi signal – when that goes, you know that’s real.
As part of this experiment I would like to give credit where credit is due. If you enjoy these, please take a moment to read the original article:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/11/princess-of-wales-photo-furore-sensitivity-around-image-doctoring
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