Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing photography by automating many tasks that were previously done manually. This has the potential to greatly affect how photos are captured, edited, and shared. Should we worry about AI or embrace it?
AI in the creative world
I started preparing for this article by asking ChatGPT to write a paper on the impact of AI on the photography industry. The generated text isn’t a bad paper, but it’s very general and doesn’t really draw any conclusions, but it makes sense. So I put some AI-generated text at the top of the article, then a few hundred words of my thoughts. After submitting that article to Fstoppers, it was rejected because it contained content that was clearly AI-generated. I take it back a bit, since that was the main point of the article, but there were SEO concerns, not to mention the fact that I submitted an article that I was only half-written. So I tried a more complicated AI question and asked for a paper written from the perspective of a 40-year-old millennial generation. The produced text isn’t much more detailed, but it does have a few more personal claims, such as mentions of growing up with similar film processing. Discovered there, AI algorithms, how to make me feel old.
Unfortunately, the paper was rejected again for the same reasons. I fully understand and even agree that openly AI-generated content, considered a published article, and not an example in the article, can be harmful from an SEO standpoint. and set a bad precedent for writers who submit AI-generated content and expect to get paid for it. I found this view and attitude towards AI interesting or maybe even more interesting than the article I was about to write, which was a review of a fairly average article on AI in photography written by an AI chatbot.
I had to think about AI in the creative space, how it was received, and the concerns of the creators. In the past few weeks I personally have seen more people interested in AI as a creative tool than embracing it, I appreciate this may be because the suggested articles will be somewhat targeted comes to me as a creator and the people I join are working in the creative sector who have concerns about how the use of technology affects their livelihoods. I’ve been looking at advancements in technology and potential applications, and I really don’t want to dislike the incredible advancements in technology.
Should we be afraid of machines?
I wonder about the downside of advances in AI. Firstly, it is a huge achievement that humanity (specifically those working in the field of AI development) should be proud. I am amazed at the speed with which an AI chatbot can give the correct answer to a question, or write an article, or give an assignment that should at least score well. I was amazed at the realistic images generated by the AI when doing the rounds online. Sure, there are some imperfections, just like human artists, it’s hard to draw by hand! But as a proof of concept, it’s amazing how realistic these images are. Why don’t we consider AI its amazing achievement? Well, mainly because of how it will be used by others. We are concerned that AI will put people out of work, we are concerned that AI art will replace photographers and designers. Encryption can be done by AI in a short period of time. I understand these concerns, but are these results the fault of the AI?
As a writer, I try to write everything from a personal point of view; about the loss of my father, about being a father myselfand so my own experience of visiting new places, I hope that machines won’t replace me any time soon because an AI chatbot won’t be able to describe our life experiences, but it can recall events and it can generate code pretty quickly or write a blog post. discussion with basic facts sourced from the internet. There were quite a few people who were worried about their jobs. AI can also generate images and videos, and there have been some legitimate concerns about the source material that AI needs as input to learn. There are ongoing debates about when the AI is using existing copyrighted material or whether it should really be considered an original work of art. Until there is a solid set of precedents, artists and creators will worry about their work being copied and not being credited or paid for it. Is this the fault of the AI or the fault of the people who choose to use AI instead of hiring a creative human?
To demonstrate the power of AI art, all images in this article were produced by Applications Lensa AI use a picture of my face as an input prompt. I’m not sure why it produces hallucinogenic sci-fi images, but that’s what I got. I kinda like the sci-fi warrior aesthetic that has been assigned to me.
The future for artificial intelligence
About a year ago, AI became mainstream. There are very ordinary people who may not be particularly tech-savvy when it comes to using AI image creation software and entering text prompts into AI chatbots. To say the least, the amazing capabilities of the AI image generator and the text-based AI system are impressive, but also cause concern for some. I’ve heard many concerns from people I talk to, ranging from “AI can produce content that will make people lazy” to “AI will take away people’s jobs” to “AI will become self-aware and enslave the human race.” Should the John Connors of the world constantly look over their shoulder?
Personally, I’m a little more optimistic. New technology that can perform human tasks has always been met with some skepticism. My parents weren’t allowed to use calculators in math classes, while my generation had math test questions specifically designed to make sure we knew how to use a calculator, as it became an approved tool for the current task. However, our teacher still asked us to learn the formula, because we didn’t always carry a calculator, which now seems like a very old-fashioned thing.
Will future generations make good use of the instant access to information the internet has to offer? Will the children of tomorrow embrace artificial intelligence as another tool in their creative arsenal? As photographers, we started using AI in our workflow through Adobe Sensei Smart Service. This has encountered fewer obstacles than pure AI image generation algorithms, but there are still many people who do not want to use these tools.
I don’t think new technology and the advancement of AI is a bad thing. I’ve always been excited to see what amazing things humans can discover and invent. Advances in AI technology amaze me. For those who worry that corporations can replace workers with AI and make people lose their jobs or customers will use AI-generated images instead of hiring creative humans or students who can just ask the AI to do their homework, I’ll lean on this. to ask if that makes AI bad or should we care more about the people who use it? Is AI the problem or is the human the problem here?
If people are the problem, people can be the solution. We live in a world where money matters, whether we like it or not. If AI-generated content is free or significantly cheaper, why wouldn’t a company use it instead of hiring a creator? Society needs to make corporations ignore real unpopular human content. There are a few examples of society being forced into the corporate world in modern history – labor-intensive workshops producing cheap clothes were strongly opposed. We are aware of the existence of exploitative factories and when a large retailer is found to be using exploitative or child labor workshops, consumers often choose not to buy goods from them. them, which makes the company more ethical and more profitable. Therefore, if a large tech company does thousands of redundant work for the AI to produce code and content, consumers will need to choose not to give money to that platform, as their behavior is considered Unethical. With that in mind, I’m glad Fstoppers has chosen not to publish AI-generated content. I’m sure other content writers are happy with this decision as well.
I like to think that AI-generated art will never really match human-made art, and that the public will always prefer something real and real over something artificial. go out.
To sum up, as a 40-year-old millennial blogger and photography enthusiast, I’ve seen the benefits of AI in the photography industry. From editing tools to camera gear and social media management, AI has made photography more accessible and efficient. However, there are also limitations to consider, such as standardization and accessibility. Overall, I believe AI has the potential to drive the photography industry forward and I’m excited to see how it will continue to shape the industry in the future.
– AI is made
It’s no surprise that the AI-generated article concludes positively about AI in photography, showing its bias there.
What do you think about artificial intelligence in photography or any creative industry? Is AI a problem or should we embrace it? Let me know in the comments section. I’m really interested in people’s thoughts on this topic. Shoot away.
