No one’s ready for this
www.theverge.com
The photograph is now meaningless as evidence. We are not prepared.

Really good article I read today. I was already impressed by the first hype of image generators but since haven’t informed myself much. They got really good lately apparently. I can’t decide if I am concerned or impressed. Do you think this would actually be used for something other than memes and misinformation? I thought I might share it and hear your opinions.

  • yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I find the author’s reasoning strained. They use flat Earthers as an example of the power of photographs to “prove” reality?

    I question the central premise that photographs were ever the foundation of reality. Haven’t filmmakers been fooling us with photography for over a hundred years?