0 sats \ 3 replies \ @clr 16 Jun 2023 \ on: How do you guys feel about AI upscaling? tech
Why would I want to add false information to my photos? I also have photos taken with early digital cameras. I just cherish them as they serve me to remember how much the technology has improved.
I understand that. Different tastes, I guess.
You probably don't want to hear that but every camera already does have false information in it that wasn't there in reality. Every smartphone does, dedicated cameras are more subtle but don't invent nothing either.
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I don't mind hearing it. In fact, in addition to the noise from the camera and the HDR algorithms and so on, I do sometimes lightly edit my own photos (correcting color/contrast/brightness and/or cropping).
Recently there was an article about the boundaries of ethical photo editing regarding the NYT photos of the Riot mining farm in Texas, but I cannot find the link.
Falseness and manipulation bother me quite a lot. I can see someone wanting to use AI to manipulate others, but to manipulate their own photo library? My photos are my diary, and I don't want it to look wonderful above all, I want it to be truthful first.
As you said, different tastes.
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My photos are my diary, and I don't want it to look wonderful above all
I do that as well
I want it to be truthful first.
I don't think a tree in the background going from green blop to individual leaves or a pullover getting the jersy-knit that it also had in reality is untruthful. It's a better experience for me when looking at old photos and remembering the past, it's more immersive for me
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