Canisdirus

AI isn't something we cannot control.

It's going to be the same old song and dance...AI tech won't get us.

Humans using AI tech...will.

It's always...us.

Bobsan Loc: Elgin,I'll.

Thank you for defending the need to confront AI head on. We must keep this up.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

I am finding in my daily work with young people that they trust machines much more than they trust other people. Thats true whether the machine is doing a mundane task, taking a photograph, driving a car, or answering a question. Some of this is from lack of a good, foundational home life. Some is from where and how they are taught to get their information. But it is extremely prevalent.

ELNikkor

If possible to make such devices, AI detecting sensors could help establish "Truth in Imaging" tools. Image- manipulation-degree detectors could also help determine how much of an image is genuine.
For journalism and photo competition honesty, it would be nice if only the modifications such as cropping, contrast, dynamic range, sharpening, noise reduction etc., or SOOC could be detected.

Jeffcs Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina

Let’s face facts the main stream news media is owned by one of the political parties
Let’s see how many haters I get
It’s my opinion

srt101fan

Maybe not haters, but some companions on the train to The Attic…..

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

Bad actors who want to spread AI misinformation won't follow the policies of leading media organizations.

SteveFranz Loc: Durham, NC

Basil Loc: New Mexico

That's a fact. A sad fact. We've been taking our local paper for a couple of decades. I remember back in the day, the daily paper was quite thick and had tons of stories, classifieds etc. These days, our paper looks more life a leaflet.

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Take the politics and all kinds of real or imagined fears pertaining to AI put it all aside for a moment and look at this from a BUSINESS and LEGAL point of view.

For anyone whose livelihood depends on their photograhy-photo journalists, commercial photograhers, fine artists who sell their work, or folks who serve the public in a retail photographic setting- they all have to incorporate certain protections in the policies. This applies to copyright issues, and licensing of images, and nowadays AI is in the mix.

These protections have to be incorporated into contracts, terms and conditions, and/or contracts with your employers. If you are an independent operator, you need to consult your lawyer and establish your policies. If you are a journalist, your union or association has to help you fend against the unauthorized use or manipulation of all its members' images. If groups such as the P.P.ofA, The A.S.M.P (etc.) do not step in and take a stand, they are nothing more than glorified camera clubs.

New technologies arise frequently and some of them present new challenges that have to be addressed. Forget about all the paranoia, politics, and science fiction, and take practical steps to prevent plagiarism and unethical practices involving your work!

Continual bitchig about politics, etc., does no good. Pressuring YOUR representatives in government, individually and collectively MIGHT help.

For the amaturs out there- think about this. Wherever your livelihood comes from or came from, would you NOT like it to be protected against loss of control as well? If you create anythg that is proprietary- information or products, such as plans, formulas, methods, designs, whatever- don't you want to keep them that way? People and corporations who use your work have to pay for it- SIMPLE!

AI is not the "boogeyman"! It can be a creative tool and used legitimately. No protection is perfect and there are always "bad guys", thieves, fakers, and unethical folks, however, the worst thing you can do is have "NO PROTECTION"- you wold be inviting the" bad guys" in! And...if you catch a "thief" you want to have legal recourse!

Eventually, there will be some good protective legislation, but the governments move slowly. Meanwhile, protect yourself!

brentrh Loc: Deltona, FL

Vet every story I don't think so. I know it is done with some stories but not always it would interfere with the reams of miss information they publish on a daily basis. Editorial integrity sounds great but has no real place in the media today except to pull wool over peoples eyes and now photography is under attack by organizations that were respectable but have joined forces with the movement that seeks to truncate free speech and expression.